by Jon Drewsen | Mar 11, 2020 | clean energy, Press Releases
MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin commends Gov. Tony Evers for selecting Tyler Huebner on Wednesday to serve as Commissioner of the Public Service Commission, filling the seat vacated by former Commissioner Mike Huebsch earlier this year. Clean Wisconsin President &...
by Scott Blankman | Feb 12, 2020 | clean energy, climate change, Energy & Climate
When the clock struck midnight on January 1 of this year, another clock started counting down. By the end of the 2020s, says the International Panel on Climate Change, we will need to have made drastic changes to the ways we produce energy, how we use it, and how we...
by Amber Meyer Smith | Dec 18, 2019 | clean energy, climate change, Energy & Climate
Climate Change Task Force looks to shape how we deal with looming threat The challenge of climate change is immense, and Wisconsin is seeing the impacts. It’s really important our state tackles this issue and helps local communities prepare for the effects we’re...
by Scott Blankman | Nov 19, 2019 | clean energy, dirty coal, Energy & Climate, solar
How financial tools can help utilities move past coal The owners of coal-fired power plants—namely, the utilities that run them—are recognizing these plants are a bad investment. The economic reality is that energy produced from wind and solar is significantly cheaper...
by Jon Drewsen | Oct 31, 2019 | clean energy, Press Releases, solar
MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin voiced support for Alliant Energy’s “Powering What’s Next” plan, which the utility announced on Thursday. A major component of this plan is for the utility to build 1,000 megawatts of solar in their Wisconsin service territory by 2023....
by Katie Nekola | Oct 16, 2019 | clean energy, dirty coal, Energy & Climate, groundwater, Nemadji Trail Energy Center, solar, wind
Dairyland Power Company and Minnesota Power have teamed up to propose a very large gas-fired power plant, to be located along the Nemadji River in Superior, Wisconsin. Their application is being considered by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission right now. The...
