A 252kW solar system was installed on Memorial and North High Schools (360 panels on each school) through the Solar on Eau Claire Schools Fund, a partnership between the Couillard Solar Foundation Solar on Schools …
Recent Projects
Horseradish Cooled by the Sun
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 …
Alliant Energy announces six new solar projects in Wisconsin
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, …
150 MW Solar Farm Proposed in Sheboygan County
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 …
First Utility-Installed Microgrid Takes DNR Site Off-Grid
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 …
Utility Scale Wind Powers Forward in Green County and Wisconsin
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 …
Dane County Clean Energy Map
Anyone can learn about Dane County’s clean energy projects by interacting with their Clean Energy Map. The Office of Energy and Climate Change plans to continue to build out the map to showcase additional projects of …
La Farge Solar Plus Storage: A Story of Climate Resilience
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 …
Milwaukee Partners with We Energies to Build 2.25 MW Solar Project
The City of Milwaukee’s largest solar project to date will be a 2.25 MW, 7,000 panel solar array built on 8 acres of a closed city landfill near General Mitchell airport. The project will be …
NeighborWorks – A Rising Sun of Green Bay
NeighborWorks, a nonprofit that creates affordable housing by revitalizing buildings in Green Bay, WI, worked with Arch Electric to install and fund a 64.8 kW solar PV system on their downtown office building, October 2019. …