Director’s Note

Since 2014, Wisconsin municipalities, tribes, school districts, and nonprofits have entered into public-private partnerships with third–party private businesses, which can take advantage of federal tax credits, as a way to finance solar PV projects on their property …

Large-Scale Solar and Agriculture The rural Midwest added 2.3 gigawatts of wind and solar in 2017 and clean energy (including energy efficiency, renewable energy, alternative transportation fuels) became a central driver of the rural economy. …

2018 was the year Wisconsin reached 100 MW of renewable energy generation. Renewable energy systems were installed by homeowners, farmers, businesses large and small, tribes, local governments, schools, not-for-profits, places of worship and higher education. …

2018 has been a fast-paced year in transition to a clean energy economy with big milestones in all sectors at less cost. Utilities were able to replace large coal generation plants with renewable generation at lower cost. …

The rapid transition to a green energy economy is complex and messy as utilities are having to change from their traditional models of make power – sell power while retiring and replacing their core generation …

“Global Investment in Wind and Solar Energy Is Outshining Fossil Fuels” was the title of an article in The Wall Street Journal in June 2018. It’s evident that the clean energy transformation is accelerating rapidly now that it’s …

Fall has arrived and with it great opportunities to get out to explore Wisconsin’s brilliant renewable energy landscape. RENEW Wisconsin offers a Ride with RENEW bicycle tour September 29 to visit innovative wind, solar, geothermal and biogas …

The world surpassed the 1 terawatt (TW) wind and solar capacity milestone late June 2018 with 54 percent wind and 46 percent solar according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance report. The first TW is estimated to …

The Energy On Wisconsin newsletter every month is full of items that document the clean energy transformation underway in Wisconsin, nationally and globally. Cities and businesses are adopting 100 percent renewable energy goals, utilities are …

Wisconsin’s solar profile is hot with massive projects being planned and constructed across the state and notable activity in all sectors including utility scale, business, public and residential, as covered in this newsletter. This will …