Community Impact of Funds from Transmission Lines
October 15, 2023
How communities hosting transmission lines are using environmental impact fees to fund local improvements.…
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Wisconsin’s Clean Energy Future: Two key projects to watch
October 3, 2023
To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Wisconsin must harness the power of clean energy. We need to build 31 gigawatts (GW)…
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Transmission lines help fund key infrastructure and services in rural communities
October 3, 2023
What do broadband access, flood repairs and well water testing have in common? They have all been funded by the environmental impact fee…
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Suppressing Solar? Alliant Energy, MG&E target home solar in rate plans
September 6, 2023
Net metering. It doesn’t sound that exciting, but it’s actually one of the biggest incentives for families and small businesses to go solar. When your rooftop panels produce more energy than you can use, that energy goes into the grid, and your utility credits you for it. Now, MG&E and Alliant Energy are taking aim at that net metering incentive. Both are seeking approval from the Public Service Commission to drastically change the way they treat customers who install solar panels.…
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Support A Clean Way to Move Energy
August 24, 2023
As seen in the Wisconsin State Journal We may hardly notice the delivery of fossil fuels until disaster strikes. A gasoline tanker…
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Wisconsin celebrates one-year anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act
August 16, 2023
Today marks one year since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, and it’s already creating change in Wisconsin.…
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Farming the Sun: WI Farmers Find a Lifeline in Solar
July 30, 2023
It’s no secret, Wisconsin has been rapidly losing its small family farms, and with them, a way of life that’s defined much of our state for more than a century. But there is a lifeline coming.…
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The Disinformation Game
June 13, 2023
Scientific, peer-reviewed studies. Turns out they just don’t hold a candle to what your neighbor says. Or your friends on Facebook. And that can be really bad news when it comes to fighting climate change. A sea of misinformation is getting in the way of badly-needed clean energy projects.…
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Clean Energy Backlash
May 17, 2023
To reach our climate goals, Wisconsin needs to build one major wind project and three to four large solar farms every year for the next few decades. But a wave of pushback could be coming. Some Wisconsin communities are working to pass ordinances making it harder to build those clean energy projects. It’s something happening across our region.…
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Three Big Things
April 11, 2023
The goal is in sight. We know Wisconsin can reach a clean energy future within a generation, one where we breathe cleaner air,…
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