Thousands of farmers and a dozen rural electric cooperatives wait for news about billions in funds under Trump administration “review.”
Tag: Energy
Posted inBill Watch, Environment
Republican bill seeks more local control over wind, solar farms
A bill that would empower Wisconsin municipalities to block the construction of solar and wind farms in their backyards has been introduced a second time.
Posted inFact briefs
Is the US producing more energy than it consumes for the first time since the 1950s because of Biden-Harris policies?
No. The U.S. produced more energy than it consumed, for the first time since 1957, before Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office.
Posted inEconomy, Environment
Data centers in Wisconsin and Chicago area offer energy peril and promise
Southeastern Wisconsin and the Chicago area are emerging as major players in the national data center explosion, most notably with Microsoft’s $3.3 billion planned data complex near Racine.
Posted inEnvironment
WE Energies wants $2 billion from Wisconsin ratepayers for new gas plants while still paying off past coal ones
WEC Energy Group in southeastern Wisconsin is planning to significantly expand its capacity for natural gas electricity generation, even as it has vowed to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Posted inEconomy, Environment
Power line debate in Wisconsin and Iowa pits environmental allies against each other
A lawsuit that has paused the completion of a power line in Wisconsin and Iowa is part of a conflict that exposes differences within the environmental and clean energy advocacy communities.
Posted inEnvironment
Developers hope a balloon-like battery will aid Wisconsin renewable energy efforts
When Wisconsin’s largest coal plant, the Columbia Energy Center, closes in the next few years, a carbon dioxide-filled “battery” developed by the Italian company Energy Dome will take its place.
Posted inEnvironment
Midwest governors want to sell ethanol in summer despite smog risks
An EPA proposal would allow Wisconsin and seven other states to sell E15 fuel, which contains up to 15% ethanol, year-round.
Posted inEconomy, Environment
Federal climate law changes the stakes in Wisconsin third-party solar fight
The Inflation Reduction Act opens up new opportunities for nonprofits to take advantage of tax credits, but Wisconsin regulators are still vague on what types of projects will be allowed.
Posted inEnvironment
Wisconsin case raises question: Who pays, profits from energy transition?
Critics say a proposed rate hike by We Energies for new solar and natural gas generation pits low-income residents against clean energy advocates, taking too much profit for shareholders
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Government
Solar flare-up: Utility blocks Iowa firm from harnessing the sun in Milwaukee
A solar company is challenging public utilities’ monopoly on providing electricity from solar in Wisconsin; state regulators have declined to intervene in the feud.
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Health & Welfare
Proposal for 24 wind turbines whips up controversy in rural Wisconsin
Proponents of renewable energy say the project will invigorate their Green County town and help the environment; others fear property values and health will decline.