The Governor’s Climate Change Task Force is holding virtual public listening sessions to get input on the climate plan they are in the process of developing. The remaining public hearing is scheduled for July 15 from 6:00 – …
Policy
Pipelines Brought to a Halt
Three pipeline projects have just halted as a result of legal challenges, protests, policies to move to clean, renewable energy, and market forces. The Dakota Access crude oil pipeline that carried shale oil from North …
Double-Sided Solar Panels Get Exemption From Trump’s Trade Tariffs
Article originally published by Forbes. Bifacial solar modules, which generate power from the front and the back, have been exempted from a 25% trade tariff that had all but stopped imports from China. This offers …
Safer At Home Extended Through May 26
Governor Evers issued Emergency Order #28 that extends the Safer at Home Order from April 24 through May 26 (see Energy On WI Power Briefing: COVID-19, March 2020) based on science and public health experts. Given the original projections, staying …
Stimulus Bill Does Not Directly Fund Renewable Energy
The $2T Stimulus Bill passed unanimously by the Senate on March 26 did not contain relief or direct funding for the renewable energy sector. Power sector leaders acknowledge that the small business and unemployment loans …
Monarch butterfly gets protection in ‘historic’ deal
Article originally published by GreenWire. The Fish and Wildlife Service today [April 8] unveiled a sweeping, multistate plan to protect the monarch butterfly without adding it to the Endangered Species Act list. A long time …
EPA Lowers Fuel Economy Standards
The US EPA and the Transportation Department final rule would reduce the mandate that automakers increase fuel economy by 5 percent annually down to 1.5 percent annually. This would change the outcome from achieving 54 miles per …
EPA Challenged on Rollback of Power Plant Emissions Standards
The EPA published a policy that made it discretionary for all regulated companies including oil and gas extraction, coal-fired power plants, refineries, and other facilities to comply with environmental rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. It allows them …
Safer At Home Exceptions for Energy
Governor Evers enacted Emergency Order #12, The Safer At Home Order, which went into effect March 25, 2020, in order to lessen the spread of the COVID-19 virus. It requires residents to stay at home and …
Power Will Stay on in Wisconsin Regardless of Ability to Pay During the Pandemic
All businesses and residents unable to pay their energy bills as a result of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 virus will not be disconnected from electricity, natural gas and water thanks to Emergency Order …