Article originally published by Wisconsin Public Radio Three state agencies are soliciting proposals to build at least one more large manure digester in Wisconsin. But even with $20 million in public funds on offer to back the project, …
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We Energies to Idle One of its Coal Plants for Half the Year
Article originally published by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel In response to low natural gas prices and flat demand for electricity, We Energies plans to roll back operations at its coal-fired Pleasant Prairie Power Plant in Kenosha …
Wisconsin PACE Proceeds to Projects
Wisconsin PACE– a property assessed clean energy program where local lenders finance 100 percent of commercial energy efficiency, solar and water conservation upgrades through a special municipal charge, has been adopted by 12 counties to date. It is a way for counties …
New LED Street Lights: Brightening Neighborhoods, at Less Cost
Article originally published by Two-Rivers.org You may have noticed more of those “pure white” LED street lights appearing around Two Rivers over the past 6 months. LED fixtures have replaced the pinkish-orangish high pressure sodium …
Solar Gardens Serving Eau Claire + La Crosse 90+% Subscribed
Xcel Energy in developing Solar*Connect Community, 1MW solar gardens each in Eau Claire and La Crosse. The program is now more than 90 percent subscribed. The City of Eau Claire subscribed for 116 kW of solar …
Madison Hiring Solar Installer Trainees
The City of Madison is taking applications through February 20th for its solar installer trainee program. Fifteen candidates will be invited to attend a paid 3 day training March 27 – March 29, 2017. The top two (2) candidates will be hired as hourly …
Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association Executive Director Search
The Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Administration (MTERA) comprised of 38 tribes in 4 states has posted a position for an executive director and grant administrator under a US Department of Energy Grant. The director would …
Wisconsin Tribes Funded for Some Serious Solar
The Oneida Tribe of Indians has 800 kW of roof-mounted solar projects pending on 6 tribal facilities after securing a $1million matching grant from the US Department of Energy (US DOE). They are partnering with …
WPPI & NextEra Build Point Beach Solar Energy Center
Just north of the City of Two Rivers, NextEra owns the Point Beach Nuclear Plant. WPPI Energy, a nonprofit regional power organization based in Sun Prairie, is contracting with NextEra to build a 100 megawatt (MW) solar …
Wisconsin’s Solar Industry Jobs Growth Jumped 45% in 2016
Article originally published by Milwaukee Business Journal After showing small growth between 2014 and 2015, jobs in Wisconsin’s solar industry grew 45 percent last year over 2015, according to The Solar Foundation, Washington, D.C. According to …