Solar tours of homes and businesses are occurring nationwide the first weekend of October, kicking off Energy Awareness month. It offers the opportunity to tour innovative green homes and buildings informally, and to see how …
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Proposed Dane County Budget Includes $2M in Solar Panels
Article originally published by Wisconsin Public Radio Two New Projects, Combined With Existing County Panels, Would Be Largest Publicly-Owned Solar Array In Wisconsin. The proposed 2017 Dane County budget from county executive Joe Parisi would triple the …
USDA REAP Grants Awarded to 18 Wisconsin Rural Projects
USDA is providing $43.2 million in loan guarantees and $11.6 million in grants for projects through the Rural Energy for America Project (REAP). In Wisconsin, 18 projects received close to $3 million in awards in August. Funding went to …
Solar Group Buy Programs Get Results
In Wisconsin, four active group solar buy programs in the second half of 2016 are getting results. The Midwest Renewable Energy Association working with the City of Milwaukee’s Milwaukee Shines program just completed its most successful …
Wisconsin PACE Accelerates
The first informal meeting of the Wisconsin Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Commission took place in August when it was decided to put out a Request For Proposal for a third party administrator to administer the …
PSC Investigates Focus on Energy in Relation to Broadband Deployment
On September 1, 2016, The Wisconsin Public Service Commission issued a notice of investigation into the use of Focus on Energy programs and funding for rural areas that are undeserved by broadband as a possible …
Solar Impulse 2 nails world’s first solar-powered flight across the Atlantic Ocean
Article originally published by Inhabitat The experimental solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 made history early this morning (June 23) when it touched down in Seville, Spain after a three-day nonstop flight from New York City. The landing …
Good Vibrations: No Heat Needed for Ultrasonic Dryers
Article originally published by Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee are changing the way Americans do laundry—using vibrations instead of heat to dry their clothes. …
Energy Work Plan Propels Madison into Future, Proponents Say
Article originally published by The Cap Times For over a year, the Sustainable Madison Committee has been developing an energy and carbon action plan with the goal of positioning Madison as a leader on energy …
2 Wind Power Projects Proposed in Wisconsin
Article originally published by Wisconsin State Journal Two new wind projects could give a substantial boost to the renewable energy supply in Wisconsin. Dairyland Power Cooperative, based in La Crosse, will buy power from a 98-megawatt …