Article originally published by Wisconsin State Journal The Highland Wind Farm, a $250 million project that’s been in the works for five years in northwest Wisconsin’s St. Croix County, has won the final piece of regulatory …
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Biggest solar project in Wisconsin goes online at coal-ash landfill
Article originally published by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The largest solar project built to date in Wisconsin is generating power, Alliant Energy Corp. said Friday. The project, installed atop a coal-ash landfill in the Town of Beloit, was built …
Darlington Schools Showcase Solar
Darlington Community School District held a Ribbon Cutting for the largest solar energy system of any k-12 school district in Wisconsin on June 1, 2016. Energizing the elementary and middle school buildings, the 156 kW rooftop solar PV system …
Legacy Solar Co-op Enables Local Solar Investing in Wisconsin
Willy Street Co-op on the East side of Madison is offering the community the opportunity to buy solar bonds through Legacy Solar Co-op to support Willy Street Co-op’s energy efficiency and solar electricity project with a return on …
Solar Group Buy Programs Proliferate
Affordable Solar, a solar advocacy group of the Chippewa Valley, is partnering with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association to facilitate a solar group buy in Eau Claire; and, RENEW Wisconsin, is working with Madison’s MadiSUN Group Purchase …
Wisconsin Utility Companies Ordered To Refund Millions To Customers
Article originally published by Wisconsin Public Radio Utility companies across Wisconsin have been ordered to refund millions of dollars to their customers for overestimating costs last year. Utilities must estimate the cost of providing electricity …
Wisconsin Counties Pick up the PACE
Dunn and La Crosse County Boards joined Eau Claire County in approving a model ordinance on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. Chippewa and Iowa counties among others will consider adopting PACE as well. As …
France Requires Green Roofs on New Buildings
France recently passed a law that all new buildings built in commercial zones must be partially covered in either plants or solar panels, having their roofs be Green roofs. To read more.
San Francisco Requires Solar Panels On New Buildings
On April 19, 2016, San Francisco became the first major city in the U.S to require solar panels on new residential and commercial buildings up to ten stories tall. This legislation is helping San Francisco …
Central Storage & Warehouse
Central Storage & Warehouse Co. in Madison has one of the largest solar projects in Wisconsin, with 3,000 solar panels that offset 16 percent of their annual electrical load. This installation on several refrigerated warehouses was completed in 2015 and just commissioned. Central …