Archive for October, 2008
MG&E adds wind power, expands Green Power Tomorrow program
From a media release issued by MG&E: Madison, Wis., Oct. 31, 2008—Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) increased wind power capacity by more than 12 times in 2008 as four new wind farms in Wisconsin and Iowa began production. The most recent addition to MGE’s renewable energy portfolio is a 10-year agreement with Osceola Wind Power [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wind projects proposed in Wisconsin
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Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Madison approves renewable energy ordinance
RENEW’s Michael Vickerman spoke in favor of an ordinance making wind and solar installations permitted uses in the city of Madison. A media release issued by Satya Rhodes-Conway confirms a yes vote by the Council: Yesterday, Madison’s City Council passed an ordinance amendment, sponsored by Alders Satya Rhodes-Conway, Marsha Rummel and Brian Solomon, that makes [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Energy efficient renewable homes: Cheaper to build, sell higher
From a paper published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory: The data support the conclusion that SheaHomes [the builder of the zero energy home] was able to deliver highly energy-efficient homes equipped with solar water heating systems, 39% of which also included a GPV [grid-tied photovoltaic] system at a competitive price. In fact, despite their [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A new gold rush for Wisconsin wood?
From an article by Chad Dally in The Daily Press (Ashland): While the Industrial Revolution changed the foundations of the United States’ economy, the dependence on fossil fuels to spur it along created the need a century later for what some have dubbed a “bio-based revolution” emphasizing the use of alternative and renewable energy as [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Both McCain, Obama encourage use of renewable fuels
From a story by Jason Stein in the Wisconsin State Journal: Michael Vickerman sees a strong reason why Wisconsin residents ought to want alternatives to fuels like oil, coal and natural gas. Every dollar spent on those traditional fuels leaves the state, said Vickerman, executive director of the clean energy group Renew Wisconsin in Madison. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Cassville power plant gets new foe
From an article by Tom Content in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A manufacturers group that has supported construction of coal-fired power plants said Friday that it objects to construction of a coal-fired plant in southwestern Wisconsin. AdvertisementConstruction costs have been rising for the project, which Alliant Energy Corp. estimates at $1.2 billion to $1.3 billion. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The Cost of Lost Opportunities: The Bailout, the War, and Renewable Energy
From an article by Paul Gipe: While the renewable energy industry in the U.S. celebrates a rare victory — winning an eight-year extension of its federal tax subsidies — no one should forget what we’ve lost. Forget for a moment the recurring costs of an inflated defense budget. Chalmers Johnson has tallied those. Let’s look [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ten year forecast: 700 turbines, 1,000 MW
From an article by Brian Clark posted on WisBusiness.com: Wisconsin has a long history of using wind-energy to pump water on the state’s plentiful farms and dairies — but not to produce electricity for the grid. That changed a decade ago, when two big wind turbines were installed by four utilities near Green Bay as [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Madeline Island looks to energy independence
From an article by Chad Dally in The Daily Press (Ashland, WI): As the two presidential candidates posit who has the best plan to steer the United States away from foreign oil and toward alternative energy, Madeline Island residents aren’t waiting to find out. What started as discussion about energy independence will take another step [...]
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