Renewable Enery
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Regulators urge scaling back solar project due to concerns over prairie-chickens
State regulators are recommending a solar developer scale back its plans for the roughly $2 billion Vista Sands Solar project in Portage County to protect Wisconsin’s greater prairie-chicken population.
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Plant fuels could one day power airlines and cars while lowering carbon emissions
The associate director of the Wisconsin Energy Institute explains how biofuels may one day completely replace fossil fuels, creating local energy sources with lower carbon emissions.
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3 large solar projects set to come online in Wisconsin this year
According to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, those projects will combine to generate 650 megawatts of electricity, enough to power an estimated 123,500 average Wisconsin homes.
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Bipartisan effort to unlock federal funds for EV charging stations moves forward
A bipartisan effort that would unlock federal funding to expand electric vehicle charging stations in Wisconsin is gaining steam in the state Legislature.