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 …
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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 …
PSC Gets New Commissioner – Tyler Huebner of RENEW Wisconsin
The vacancy at the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin was just filled by Governor Evers with the appointment of Tyler Huebner, executive director of RENEW Wisconsin. Tyler, an electrical engineer, worked at the Wisconsin Division …
Training Bill for Solar and Wind Workers Goes to the Senate
A bill that would dedicate up to $1 million in training for wind and solar workers from the Department of Workforce Development ‘s First Forward Program will likely be voted on by the Senate at …
Utility Rate Changes Approved but Not EV Charging Station Pilot
Rates will be going up for customers of We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group, for the first time in four years. The 1.1 million WE Energies customers can expect a .66 percent …
Governor Signs Energy Trespass Bill
Governor Evers signed into law a bipartisan bill that makes it a felony to trespass or damage oil or gas pipelines (see EnergyOnWI News, October 2019). The bill was supported by labor unions, utilities, the Chamber of …
DNR: Proposed natural gas power plant could harm groundwater
Article originally published by Duluth News Tribune The $700 million natural gas power plant proposed for Superior could negatively impact nearby groundwater, according to Wisconsin regulators. Duluth-based Minnesota Power and La Crosse, Wis.-based Dairyland Power …
Cardinal-Hickory Creek Line Route Through Wildlife Refuge Open for Comment
The US Fish and Wildlife Service released a draft compatibility determination that would allow a new right-of-way through the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge for the Cardinal-Hickory Creek high-power transmission line. Approval for line …
Energy Trespass Bill Advances in Wisconsin
A bill that would make it a felony for protesters to trespass on property of oil and gas companies and pipelines is making its way through the Wisconsin legislature. SB 386 was approved in the Assembly (AB …
Governor Creates Climate Change Task Force
Governor Evers established a Climate Change Task Force on October 17, 2019 through Executive Order #52. Chaired by Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes, the task force will collaborate to develop recommendations to mitigate and adapt to climate …