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Farm Bill Funding for Bioenergy Research and Converting to Biomass Fuel Systems

Posted on July 1, 2014

On June 13, 2014 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced up to $14.5 million in funding for two USDA bioenergy programs made available through the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA’s Rural Development (RD) announced it is accepting …

Posted in National, Newsletter Blog Post

New Federal Energy Initiatives

Posted on July 1, 2014

In May, President Obama announced a number of energy initiatives. More than 300 private and public sector leaders committed to create jobs and reduce carbon pollution by increasing their solar use. These commitments add up …

Posted in Newsletter Blog Post, Policy

U.S. Sales of Plug-ins and Hybrids Growing

Posted on July 1, 2014

In 2013, the sales of plug-ins and hybrids grew 21 percent to 592,232 cars and light trucks according to the Electric Drive Transportation Association compared to 7.6 percent growth in total light-vehicle sales. Analysis in …

Posted in National, Newsletter Blog Post

Milwaukee County’s First Fast Electric Car Chargers

Posted on July 1, 2014

Two new fast-charging stations for electric have been installed at parking structures at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In contrast to traditional charging stations, which can take four to eight hours to charge a vehicle, fast-charging …

Posted in Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post

Electric Cars Coming to UW-Madison

Posted on July 1, 2014

Four fully electric mini-cars will be available on the UW-Madison campus next year for short-term checkout by anyone with a university ID. UW-Madison is one of four universities selected to receive these Innova Dash cars. …

Posted in Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post

Potential Merger Between We Energies and WPS

Posted on July 1, 2014

Wisconsin Energy Corp., the parent company of We Energies, is planning to buy Chicago-based Integrys Energy Group Inc., the parent company of Green Bay-based WPS, for $9.1 billion. The combined company would be called WEC …

Posted in Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post

Wisconsin Utilities File to Increase Fixed Rates to Customers – Could Have Big Consequences

Posted on July 1, 2014

We Energies, WPS and MGE have filed rate cases with the Public Service Commission to substantially increase the current flat fees that customers pay to cover fixed costs. Increases proposed are 75% for We Energies …

Posted in Economy, Newsletter Blog Post

Third Party Solar Protected by Iowa Supreme Court

Posted on July 1, 2014

An important decision on distributed solar energy was handed down by the Iowa Supreme Court on July 11, 2014 in the case challenging the Iowa Utilities Board’s (IUB) decision and Iowa utilities’ (Alliant – Interstate …

Posted in National, Newsletter Blog Post

Wisconsin Utilities Meet 2015 Renewable Energy Requirement

Posted on July 1, 2014

Wisconsin utilities have met the requirement to produce 10 percent of the state’s electricity from renewable sources by 2015 reported the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) (to view the June 3, 2014 memo see 2013 Renewable Portfolio …

Posted in Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post

Milwaukee Public Art Solar Bus Shelter

Posted on May 1, 2014

The Bay View area in Milwaukee will have a solar bus shelter that is also an art piece in June. Standing 32 feet high, the art piece will be as tall as the light posts …

Posted in Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post
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