The federal budget bill signed July 4 will have many impacts on energy efficiency, solar and wind, green building, and electric vehicles (EV) by significantly restricting Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding to households, businesses, local …
Director’s Note
April 2025 Director’s Note
These have been uncertain times for anyone trying to continue to move clean energy projects forward with federal funding that was awarded and appropriated under the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Numerous new …
Q1 2022 Director’s Note
The Imperative to become energy independent has been highlighted in this time of Russian invasion of Ukraine. Energy security will come with energy self-sufficiency locally when countries do not rely on foreign sources of fuel. OECD Europe imported 74% of Russia’s total …
Fall 2021 Director’s Note
Record investments in public and clean transportation, the electric grid, and carbon-free technologies will be made as part of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Biden on November 15th, 2021.The law …
Summer 2021 Director’s Note
Stories of our power outages from extreme weather on our vulnerable energy infrastructure and their impacts on Wisconsinites were captured by local news media August 8-12, 2021: – Storms Leave Thousands Of Customers Without Power In Southeastern …
March/April 2021 Director’s Note
The tipping point to a clean energy economy is a big reason to celebrate this Earth Day. Clean energy remained the biggest job creator across the entire US energy sector in 2020 employing nearly three …
January/February 2021 Director’s Note
Moving our communities and businesses off of fossil fuels in the relatively short timeframe scientists report is necessary is not solely a climate solution, but a health and justice solution, a market and jobs creation solution, and a …
December 2020 Director’s Note
This 5th anniversary of the Paris Climate Accord sees the biggest drop in history of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and industry. Due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, CO2 emissions fell by 7%, or 2.4 Gigatons, according to …
June/July 2020 Director’s Note
Wisconsinites have the opportunity to provide input into the state climate plan through July 31st. The Governor’s Climate Change Task Force headed by Lieutenant Governor Barnes has been meeting since December 2019. They have until …
April 2020 Director’s Note
It’s the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Unlike all other Earth Days, when millions of people gathered in a nationwide demonstration of concern for the environment, this April 22nd will be marked by virtual gatherings due …