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Racine Leases Land to We Energies for Solar Now

Posted on January 4, 2021

The City of Racine leases land to We Energies through the Solar Now program in Olsen Prairie Park for a 600 kW solar system. SunVest is the Wisconsin contractor hired by We Energies for their Solar Now …

Posted in Projects, Solar

Parrfection Produces Solar Too

Posted on December 1, 2020

David Parr and Victoria Solomon, of Parrfection Produce, LLC in Green County outside of Monticello, Wisconsin, went solar to grow their business long term. They grow, aggregate, and distribute produce in the upper Midwest. Having learned …

Posted in Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post, Projects, Recent Projects, Solar

Horseradish Cooled by the Sun

Posted on July 1, 2020

Huntsinger Farms, the world’s largest horseradish grower and processor, began generating some of their own electricity the end of June at their Eau Claire farm. Their 100 kW AC solar PV system, installed by Carlson …

Posted in Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post, Projects, Recent Projects, Solar

Alliant Energy announces six new solar projects in Wisconsin

Posted on July 1, 2020

Article originally published by Alliant Energy.  Alliant Energy (NASDAQ: LNT) announces plans [May 26, 2020] to acquire and advance 675 megawatts (MW) of solar in mostly rural areas in six Wisconsin counties: Grant, Jefferson, Richland, …

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

150 MW Solar Farm Proposed in Sheboygan County

Posted on July 1, 2020

The Town of Holland in Sheboygan County might become the site for a 150MW solar farm. The project called Onion River Solar, would occupy 1,000 – 1,200 acres and be built, subject to PSC approval, in …

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

First Utility-Installed Microgrid Takes DNR Site Off-Grid

Posted on July 1, 2020

The first utility–installed microgrid in Wisconsin took a DNR park building and cabin off the grid.  Alliant Energy and the WI Department of Natural Resources (DNR) designed and installed a small 6 kW solar array …

Posted in Featured Newsletter Blog Post, Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post, Projects, Recent Projects, Utilities, Micro Grids, & Infrastructure

Utility Scale Wind Powers Forward in Green County and Wisconsin

Posted on July 1, 2020

Wind development in Wisconsin, stalled since 2011, is beginning to expand. The Public Service Commission in June ensured that the proposed 65 MW Sugar River Wind Project by developer EDF Renewables, in the Town of …

Posted in Energy Projects, Featured Newsletter Blog Post, Newsletter Blog Post, Projects, Recent Projects, Wind

Bayfield County Reaches 100% Carbon-Free Electricity in 2020

Posted on March 1, 2020

Bayfield County (population 15,008) will achieve 100 percent carbon-free electricity for government operations this year, 30 years in advance of the governor’s Executive Order #38 goal of 100 percent by 2050. Having passed an Energy …

Posted in Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post, Solar

La Farge Solar Plus Storage: A Story of Climate Resilience

Posted on March 1, 2020

Having lost power for days in the summer 2018 due to a 13 inch rain event that caused severe flooding, La Farge Lawton Memorial Library, Green Apple Inn and a small housing coop are now …

Posted in Local Stories, Newsletter Blog Post, Recent Projects, Solar

The City of Waterloo Improves Energy Efficiency Through Lighting

Posted on March 1, 2020

Karl Junginger Memorial Library in Waterloo, WI  A  lighting retrofit at the Karl Junginger Memorial Library in Waterloo, WI increased their lighting efficiency tenfold. E3 Lighting upgraded nineteen 250 watt HID fixtures that used 315 …

Posted in Energy Efficiency, Projects
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