Wind & Solar Energy Archives

Why Wisconsin should be more like Texas!

February 2, 2026

What January’s major winter storm is teaching us about our power grid—and the painful lesson we are all going to learn this month about natural gas.…

Under the Lens: How much energy can wind turbines generate?

January 15, 2026

The next time you look at a wind turbine and think the blades are moving too slow to be doing any work, remember that they are doing more than perhaps meets the eye.…

New Year brings new rooftop solar rebates for Wisconsinites

January 1, 2026

A statewide energy efficiency program is increasing rooftop solar rebates in 2026 in response to the rollback of federal tax incentives for solar panel systems.…

New State Rule Will Help Wisconsin Renters Access Solar

December 1, 2025

Revised rule among the first to take effect after Evers v. Marklein Supreme Court decision…

Federal budget hurts Wisconsin as big tech, gas and oil profit

November 25, 2025

In the months since Congress passed the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” Wisconsinites have already begun to feel its impact: higher energy costs, setbacks to clean energy progress, gutted programs that keep air pollution out of schools, and so much more. Share your story below!…

Episode 57: Lily Hislop, Savanna Institute

Wisconsin’s Forbidden Fruit

October 22, 2025

The amazing story of one Wisconsin food that was banned, burned, disappeared from our plates – and the comeback that’s being helped along by solar farms.…