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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…

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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!…

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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.…

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Public Service Commission approves first new Wisconsin wind farm in 14 years

September 26, 2025

New Wisconsin wind and solar farms win approval from Public Service Commission.…

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Lambscaping! Why sheep are loving Wisconsin’s solar farms

August 11, 2025

Find out why livestock farmers in Wisconsin are getting excited about solar.…

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Utility aid: Helping communities do more

July 8, 2025

Supporters of Clean Wisconsin are probably familiar with many of the environmental benefits brought about by our transition to cleaner forms of energy. Fewer people know about the economic benefits clean energy projects offer to local governments.…

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Funding cuts will cost Wisconsin big

July 8, 2025

Less than a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, crucial programs meant to help uplift American communities around the country will soon be phased out.…

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Transmission lines are a-coming

July 8, 2025

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.…

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Cows, Tall Grass and Wind Turbines

June 30, 2025

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to stand next to a wind turbine? You're about to find out.…

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Wisconsin’s Class of 2025: The bright future of clean energy

June 2, 2025

What’s it going to take to make clean energy Wisconsin’s new normal? It helps to have a bunch of fresh-faced new college graduates ready to take on the world.…

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