The Governor signed SB654/AB804 into law March 31 which clarifies that investor-owned utility contributions to Focus on Energy will be 1.2% of “operating revenues derived from retail sales.” By excluding operating revenues derived from wholesale …
Policy
Focus Funding Cut by $7 Million
$7 million dollars a year was cut from the Focus on Energy Program with the Wisconsin State Senate passage of AB 804/SB 654. Focus on Energy is working with the Public Service Commission to determine which of the …
Governor Scott Walker Issues Executive Order Barring State Agencies from Developing 111(d) Plan
Article originally published by Urban Milwaukee Governor Scott Walker issued Executive Order #186 prohibiting state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, or any of their agents from developing or promoting the development of a state plan to comply with …
Assembly Decides On a Smorgarsbord of Bills: Focus On Energy
Article originally published by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel On March 15 the Wisconsin Senate will act on AB 804/ SB 654, a bill that would cut $7.2 million from the Focus On Energy program that provides residents …
Solar Growth in Wisconsin- An Upward Trajectory
Extensions of the Federal Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credits (ITC), passed by the House and Senate in the budget bill and signed by the President on December 18, 2015, will create stability in renewable energy (RE) investments …
Nuclear in Wisconsin Revisited
The Wisconsin Assembly passed AB 384/ SB288, which would change the state’s energy priorities policy and would repeal the 1983 restrictions to building a new nuclear power plant. The restrictions required that there is a federally licensed storage …
Appeals Court Supports Clean Power Plan
A Federal appeals court rejected a plea by Wisconsin and more than two dozen other states that sought to delay enforcement of the the US EPA Clean Power Plan (CPP), which is designed to cut …
Clean Power Plan
The Clean Power Plan (CPP) are federal standards under the Clean Air Act designed to cut carbon pollution from power plants by 32% below 2005 levels by 2030. Existing coal and gas-fired power plants are …
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act Signed into Law
The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015, a small energy efficiency bill with significant bipartisan support was signed into law by President Obama (Public Law No: 114-11) April 30, 2015. The law (1) requires a feasibility study on …
RENEW Recognizes Wisconsin Clean Energy Installations and Individuals
At the RENEW Energy Policy Summit held January 2015, 16 clean energy projects that came on line in 2014 representing nearly six megawatts of energy were highlighted. They included biogas, hydro, solar utility and community projects as …