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Policy

Energy Efficiency Legislation Included in COVID-19 Relief Funding

Posted on December 1, 2020

Article originally publish on ACEEE.org. A massive year-end bill, announced by congressional leaders December 21, 2020, and signed by President Trump December 27th, includes provisions to improve the weatherization of low-income homes and reduce industrial emissions…This …

Posted in Newsletter Blog Post, Policy

Biden Administration Energy and Climate Cabinet Choices

Posted on December 1, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden announced the nominees and appointees for the top energy and environmental positions. They reflect an emphasis on clean energy jobs and environmental justice in one of the fastest growing economic growth sectors. …

Posted in Newsletter Blog Post, Policy

Governor’s Climate Change Task Force Seeks Input Midstream

Posted on July 1, 2020

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 – …

Posted in Newsletter Blog Post, Policy

Pipelines Brought to a Halt 

Posted on July 1, 2020

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 …

Posted in Newsletter Blog Post, Policy

Double-Sided Solar Panels Get Exemption From Trump’s Trade Tariffs

Posted on July 1, 2020

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 …

Posted in Newsletter Blog Post, Policy

Safer At Home Extended Through May 26

Posted on April 1, 2020

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 …

Posted in Newsletter Blog Post, Policy

Stimulus Bill Does Not Directly Fund Renewable Energy

Posted on April 1, 2020

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 …

Posted in Newsletter Blog Post, Policy

Monarch butterfly gets protection in ‘historic’ deal

Posted on April 1, 2020

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 …

Posted in Newsletter Blog Post, Policy

EPA Lowers Fuel Economy Standards

Posted on April 1, 2020

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 …

Posted in Newsletter Blog Post, Policy

EPA Challenged on Rollback of Power Plant Emissions Standards

Posted on April 1, 2020

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 …

Posted in Newsletter Blog Post, Policy
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