Rebecca Valcq, Chair of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, addressed a packed room at the Midwest Energy Research Consortium (M-WERC) meeting on Emerging Technologies Supporting Utilities of the Future that focused on the role …
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Kid Wind Challenge
Youth learn about the kid wind challenge at the education tent of the 2019 Energy Fair put on by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association.
EV Charging Under MREA Solar Carport
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association in Custer, WI has a 19.4 kW solar canopy equipped with a level II, high power connector for electric vehicles. This charging station can accommodate Teslas. Photo courtesy of Sherrie Gruder
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Solar Abounds in Bayfield Wisconsin
On a summer trip to Bayfield, the landscape was painted with solar on businesses. Highland Valley Farm, Bayfield Ferry Building, Gone Solar sign at rural craft store with a ground-mount PV system, and North Wind …
La Crosse Home Energy Challenge Delivers
Participants in the La Crosse 100-Day Mayor’s Home Energy Challenge, Casey and Sonja Meehan boosted the energy efficiency of their 1928 house by replacing the insulation and adding air sealing and an attic exhaust fan. …
Wauwatosa Effectively Moving to a Clean Energy Future
In December 2019, the City completed a 370 kW solar PV system on the roof of their public works building that is estimated to offset 96 percent of the 140,000 square foot facility’s annual electricity consumption. They …
Solar to Benefit Iowa County Health, Safety, and Bottom Line
Iowa County installed a 100 kW ac solar PV system on the roof of it Health and Human Services building because it provides core functions to the safety and well-being of the county. The building …
Wood County’s First Solar Array
Wood County’s 8.3 kW solar array at Nepco Lake County Park shelter along Highway 13 started generating power November 1, 2019. With funding from Focus on Energy and savings from the Central Wisconsin Solar Group Buy, the county will realize …
City of Washburn’s Robust Financing Shines with the Sun
The Washburn Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and the Greater Bayfield Wastewater Treatment Plant each are producing solar energy with the commissioning of their 100 kW ac systems installed by Eagle Point Solar. How the small …