How we use electricity, and how much of it we use, is changing. How we generate electricity is also changing. And that means changes are afoot for our electricity grid.
The Wisconsin State Supreme Court found it is unconstitutional for a legislative committee to block rules created by state agencies implementing the law. The ruling has a direct impact on environmental protections across Wisconsin.
Senate Republicans have passed a bill that will mean more pollution, higher energy costs, more extraction on public lands, and lost jobs here in Wisconsin.
"This is a company that time and time again has taken a shortsighted, profit-driven approach to energy production and planning, and its customers are paying for it.
Whitewater Solar is a 180-megawatt solar farm proposed in Jefferson and Walworth Counties that would bring up to $150 million in local investment, create hundreds of construction jobs, and provide lasting environmental benefits.
Consumers Energy, the utility that owns the plant, wants to recoup costs to bring the plant back online through price increases on customers across the Midwest grid.