Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:25:03 +0000
A massive new 1.3 gigawatt solar power plant will feature thousands of acres of restored native grasslands while conserving water and reducing agricultural chemicals near a wildlife preserve.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:57:49 +0000
Two large solar power plants have been approved this week, along with a new plan for more HVDC transmission lines.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2024 17:13:04 +0000
The Public Service Commission (PSCW) of Wisconsin has approved construction of a $2 billion solar power project that could have more than 1,300 MW of generation capacity. The Vista Sands […]
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Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 15:08:32 +0000
A Wisconsin school is getting a solar plus storage microgrid project that will save the district significant money on energy. Intelligent power management company Eaton will provide the solar plus storage microgrid to support affordable, resilient, and sustainable power in the Wisconsin school district. The system will be the largest … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Arthur Frederick (Fritz) Hasler| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:50:13 +0000
In the 1920s, Madison had a fully functioning overhead electric pantograph steel rail streetcar system. See a Madison Wingra Line Streetcar in the upper panel of the photo below. Below we see a map made by Jake Berman in 2020 depicting Madison’s complete streetcar system 100 years ago with 3 … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:00:15 +0000
A recent story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tells the sad story of a dark sky park that almost was. But dreams of establishing a new refuge away from the lights of the city were dashed by an unlikely culprit: efficient LED lighting technology. In this article, I want to … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 22:34:19 +0000
A coalition of environmental and health groups has called on Microsoft to rely on clean energy generation instead of a proposed expansion of methane-fueled power for its planned Racine County data center — projected to become Wisconsin Electric’s “largest electric load.” In an open letter to Microsoft, the groups charge … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:55:19 +0000
The world’s tallest mass timber building is coming to Milwaukee, thanks to the industry-leading efforts of Michael Green Architecture.
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:04:59 +0000
Supported by the Investing in America Agenda, Nearly Half of States Have Submitted Applications to Start Delivering Home Energy Savings and Increasing Local Workforce Opportunities As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced [on Friday] that Wisconsin has launched its first Home … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:15:25 +0000
Republicans in Wisconsin are showing the world just how far they are willing to go to protect corporate polluters. They are withholding $125 million designated for cleanup of widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water and have said they will only release the funds in exchange for immunity for polluters. The … [continued]
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