by Jon Drewsen | Jun 19, 2019 | clean energy, Clean Power Plan
Clean Wisconsin criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s rewrite of the Clean Power Plan Wednesday, saying the new rule does not change the reality that clean energy like wind and solar are more economical than coal and natural gas. “Energy utilities are...
by Jon Drewsen | Jun 6, 2019 | clean energy
Clean Wisconsin’s Government Relations Director Carly Michiels issued the following statement after the majority Republican members of the Joint Committee on Finance rejected Governor Tony Evers’ proposal to use $10 million from the Volkswagen (VW) settlement fund for...
by Jon Drewsen | May 14, 2019 | clean energy
Clean Wisconsin applauds Madison Gas and Electric for their announcement today of plans to reach net-zero carbon electricity by 2050. MGE is now the second utility in Wisconsin to take this critical step. “Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time. We are...
by Jon Drewsen | Nov 28, 2017 | clean air, clean energy, solar
Clean Wisconsin issued the following statement on Tuesday after WEC Energy Group officially decided to shutter the Pleasant Prairie coal plant, following a recent presentation highlighting planned investment in 350- megawatts of solar power in Wisconsin by 2020: “This...
by Jon Drewsen | Oct 10, 2017 | clean air, clean energy, Clean Power Plan
Clean Wisconsin released the following statement on Tuesday following the EPA’s announced repeal of the Clean Power Plan: “The repeal of the Clean Power Plan is a signal of the Trump Administration’s unwillingness to squarely face the facts that carbon emissions from...
by John Adams | May 17, 2016 | As seen in Defender, solar
While solar panels have been around for more than 60 years, they have remained out of reach for people as a technology to create their own power for the vast majority of that time. However, prices have dropped precipitously, and while Wisconsin is lagging behind other...
