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Boaz, Wisconsin, population 156, to host state’s first community-scale microgrid

Posted on April 4, 2022

BOAZ — Tucked just off Highway 14 on the way from Richland Center to Readstown, the village of Boaz has a church, a bar and a supper club. It will soon add a battery-powered microgrid to …

Posted in Energy Projects, Featured Project, Projects, Recent Projects

Grant County Wind Farm Approval Reboots Wisconsin Wind Energy

Posted on April 4, 2022

WPS and MGE’s purchase of the 92 MW $162 million Red Barn Wind Farm in Grant County was approved by the PSC in January. This is the first wind farm approved in 12 years under the …

Posted in Energy Projects, Projects, Recent Projects, Wind

Boys & Girls Club of Dane County Offsets 92% of Electricity Use

Posted on April 1, 2022

          An 85 kW (DC) solar system with bifacial solar panels electrifies more than 90 percent of the Boys & Girls Club of Dane County located in Fitchburg, WI. The panels, …

Posted in Projects, Recent Projects, Solar

Wisconsin’s First Net Zero School — Forest Edge Elementary, Oregon, WI

Posted on January 10, 2022

Oregon School District’s 126,000 square foot Forest Edge Elementary School in Dane County is the first zero net energy school built in Wisconsin. The new $40 million school, designed and built by Bray Architects, HGA …

Posted in Buildings LEED/Energy Star, Projects, Solar

Neshkoro Fire District Goes Solar

Posted on December 1, 2021

The Neshkoro Fire Protection District in Marquette County will offset 92% of its energy costs with their 14 kW (DC) pole mounted solar array. The system was installed by All Sky Energy and some of …

Posted in Local Stories, Recent Projects, Solar

Sheboygan Senior Community 200kW Solar Project Underway

Posted on December 1, 2021

Sheboygan Senior Community (SSC) broke ground October 14th on their 38 acre campus for a 200kW solar project. The 448 bifacial solar panels will provide an estimated 28 percent of the campus electricity use and …

Posted in Local Stories, Recent Projects, Solar

Manitowoc County Economy Gains from Point Beach Solar Energy

Posted on December 1, 2021

The 100 MW Point Beach Solar Energy Center, commissioned at the end of September, created 200 construction jobs and stimulated the regional economy with sales of local goods and services during the 10 months of …

Posted in Energy Projects, Recent Projects, Solar

Heat Pump Water Heater Installation – Going Electric

Posted on August 1, 2021

Photos courtesy of Sherrie Gruder, UW-Madison Extension. Opportunity seized to install a heat pump water heater to replace a conventional  old residential 75 gallon natural gas unit that stopped working. Electrician installed a 30 AMP …

Posted in Energy Efficiency, Projects, Recent Projects

Madison’s New Green Fleet Facility

Posted on August 1, 2021

An Appleton manufacturer of firetrucks, Pierce, has produced a zero emissions battery-electric fire truck- the Pierce Volterra Pumper that has been piloted with the City of Madison Fleet Service and Fire Department (MFD).  MFD and …

Posted in Buildings LEED/Energy Star, Local Stories, Projects, Recent Projects, Transportation

Large Scale Solar Grows in Dane County

Posted on August 1, 2021

In June 2021, Dane County’s largest solar array became operational. The 20MW O’Brien Solar Fields owned by Madison Gas & Electric encompasses 160 acres and over 60,000 panels on farmland in Fitchburg. The arrays consist of bifacial …

Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy Projects, Newsletter Blog Post, Projects, Recent Projects
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