Solar
Wisconsin Solar Panels: A Homeowner’s Planning Guide
A practical roadmap for sizing a home solar project, comparing installers, planning interconnection and understanding which questions matter before signing a contract.
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Solar
Community Solar in Wisconsin: How Shared Projects Work
Community and shared solar can open access to renewable electricity for people who cannot install panels on their own roof. Here is what to examine before joining a project.
Clean Energy
Home Battery Storage in Wisconsin: What to Know Before You Buy
Backup power, solar self-consumption and grid services can all shape a battery project. This guide explains the decisions homeowners should make before choosing equipment.
Wind
Wind Energy in Wisconsin: A Landowner’s Practical Guide
From site access and leases to construction and decommissioning, these are the practical questions Wisconsin landowners should understand when a wind project is proposed nearby.
Community
Renewable Energy Champions & Standout Projects Set to Receive Honors at RENEW’s 2018 Summit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 11, 2018 CONTACT: Tyler Huebner [email protected] (608) 255-4044 x1 RENEW’s seventh annual Renewable Energy Summit , set for January 18, 2018, will furnish the occasion for…
Policy
Jim Boullion Named RENEW Wisconsin’s Director of Government Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 9, 2018 Jim Boullion Named RENEW Wisconsin’s Director of Government Affairs MADISON – Renew Wisconsin’s Executive Director Tyler Huebner has named Jim Boullion as Director of Government…
Community
National Leaders & Wisconsin Executives to Headline January Renewable Energy Summit
Immediate release December 19, 2017 More information Tyler Huebner, Executive Director 608.255.4044 x 1 [email protected] National Leaders & Wisconsin Executives to Headline January Renewable Energy…
Solar
Press Release: Solar for Good offers grants to 16 Wisconsin nonprofit organizations to install solar energy
Sixteen Wisconsin nonprofit organizations were selected for grants supporting new solar projects across the state.
Policy
Conservative Group Launches a New Voice for Clean Energy
The Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum launched at the State Capitol as a right-leaning voice in the state’s clean-energy debate.
Solar
‘Solar for Good’ Grant Program far Exceeds Expectations
The Solar for Good grant program drew strong demand from Wisconsin nonprofits seeking help with new solar projects.
Solar
Wisconsin’s First Solar Subdivision to Rise in New Berlin
A 34-home New Berlin development was planned with rooftop solar on every residence, an early Wisconsin example of solar-ready neighborhood design.
Policy
“Robin Hood in Reverse” Is Back: WPS Customers Oppose Hike in Mandatory Fixed Charges
Customers pushed back on proposed increases in mandatory fixed charges, raising questions about utility rate design and distributed energy.
Policy
RENEW's Statement opposing SB 71
RENEW Wisconsin's policy director, Michael Vickerman, is submitting the following statement in opposition of Senate Bill 71 at today's hearing : Statement of RENEW Wisconsin before the Government Operations, Public…
Community
Unique Energy Fair visitor
RENEW Wisconsin has had a presence since the MREA help its first Energy Fair. In other those years, Foghorn was the first cartoon character to stop at RENEW's booth.
Jobs & Education
Manufacturing the future TODAY
A welcome video from AWEA to those attending WindPower2012 in Atlanta.
Solar
Solar farm lets investors buy panels
From an article by Tom Content in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Delavan - Welcome to the field where sun power and the sunflower meet. Well, not just one sunflower. More like thousands. And not just one solar panel,…
Wind
Montfort wind farm marks 10th anniversary
News release Renew Wisconsin September 27,2011 More information: Michael Vickerman Executive Director 608.255.4044 [email protected] The Montfort Wind Energy Center, a popular attraction in western Iowa…
Transportation
Milwaukee Electric Vehicle Meeting - Sunday, Oct. 9th in Milwaukee
I'm sending this out to you as an invite to the first ever official meeting of the Wisconsin Electric Vehicle Association! (WiEVA) The meeting will be held at: Milwaukee Makerspace 3073 S. Chase Ave, Bldg 34 Milwaukee,…
Wind
New 100kW Turbine Dedicated Sunday near Random Lake
from an article in The Sounder, September 22, 2011 An open house and dedication will be part of Sunday’s program to dedicate the 100-kilowatt wind turbine on the Preder farm west of Random Lake. The wind turbine was…
Wind
Germantown company erects 100 ft Wisconsin-built wind turbine
From an article on ControlDesign.com: It was like the Egyptian obelisk going up in “The 10 Commandments,” only it was a lot faster, and the slaves were replaced by portable hydraulics. Oh, and there was a 32 ft diameter…
Bioenergy
Dairyland Power partners with Bush Bros. on renewable energy plant
Dairyland Power partnered on an anaerobic-digester project designed to turn food-industry and agricultural waste into renewable energy.
Solar
Lake Country Moving to Solar, Saturday, Sept. 24
We are having a "Lake Country Moving to Solar" bash at Lake Country Unitarian Universalist Church, W299N5595 Grace Drive in Hartland from noon to 4 this Saturday, celebrating our 19.68 kW solar PV system which came…
Wind
Port of Milwaukee Gets "OK" for Wind Turbine Project
Milwaukee moved forward with a wind-turbine project near the port administration building, an early urban renewable-energy example.
Clean Energy
UW Milwaukee Receives Top Dollar Gov. Grant for Energy Program
The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee was awarded 1.5 million dollars from the DOE (Department of Energy) in order to continue to train under-graduate and graduate level engineering students to become future leaders in…
Solar
Solar Farm Provides "Green" Investment Options for the Public
A Delavan solar farm offered a community investment model that connected local participants with shared renewable generation.