Coal
We have to move “so fast” to get to 100% renewables
Leslie Glustrom is the featured speaker at RENEW’s Energy Policy Summit, January 13, Madison. Read the report that she mentions about 11 minutes into the interview. Get details and register for the Summit at the Summit Web page.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Coal’s liabilities to be a focus of RENEW’s Energy Policy Summit, Jan. 13, Madison
For immediate release: January 4, 2012 More information RENEW Wisconsin Michael Vickerman 608.255.4044 mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org Coal’s Liabilities to be a Focus of RENEW’s Energy Policy Summit Long-considered an inexpensive and reliable fuel source, coal is rapidly becoming the Achilles’ heel of the national electric energy picture, according to Leslie Glustrom, Research Director for Clean Energy Action [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Coal Critic Coming to Madison to Speak on Effective Renewable Energy Advocacy, January 2012
For immediate release December 7, 2011 More information Michael Vickerman 608.255.4044 mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org Leslie Glustrom, research director of Colorado-based Clean Energy Action, and an unwavering critic of utility reliance on coal for electricity generation, will be the featured speaker at RENEW Wisconsin’s Energy Policy Summit. The Summit will be held on Friday, January 13, 2012, at [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Utilities warn of higher rates because of pollution rules
From an article by Tom Content published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on August 19: Two state utilities said this week new federal pollution rules will lead to higher electricity costs come January. Wisconsin Public Service Corp. of Green Bay said its residential customers can expect an increase of more than $4 a month next [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rising Diesel Prices Fuel Higher Electric Rates
For immediate release April 15, 2011 More information RENEW Wisconsin Michael Vickerman 608.255.4044 mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org We Energies Customers Will Pay the Higher Cost of Hauling Coal We Energies’ electricity customers can look forward to coughing up an additional $25 million in 2011 due to the Public Service Commission’s approval yesterday [April14] of a rate increase to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Colorado regulators vote for Xcel to shut 6 coal-fired plants
From an article by Mark Jaffe in the Denver Post: The Colorado Public Utilities Commission voted Monday to shut six aging Front Range coal-fired power units and allow Xcel Energy to replace them with a new $530 million gas-fired plant. Pollution controls, with a $340 million price tag, also were approved for the coal-burning Pawnee [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wisconsin Cannot Afford to Ignore Rising Coal Prices
For immediate release: December 1, 2010 More information RENEW Wisconsin Michael Vickerman 608.255.4044 mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org Wisconsin Cannot Afford to Ignore Rising Coal Prices Long-considered an inexpensive and reliable fuel source, coal has become subject to market and regulatory pressures that threaten to make it an expensive and risky way to generate electricity, according to national news [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rising electricity cost has jolted state
From an article by Tom Content in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The price of electricity has shot up faster in Wisconsin than in all but five other states since 2000, which could pose a threat to the state’s economic competitiveness, a new analysis by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance says. Wisconsin businesses and homeowners are paying [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Another coal plant converts to wood
From an article by Tom Content in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Efforts to add more renewable energy in Wisconsin from burning wood waste moved ahead Monday with the completion of one biomass power plant and the start of construction on another. A 40-megawatt biomass power plant has opened in southwestern Wisconsin. The power plant, the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Governor Doyle breaks ground on coal plant conversion to biomass
From a news release issued by Governor Doyle: MADISON – Governor Jim Doyle today broke ground on the Charter Street Biomass Heating Plant project. The $251 million project is one of the largest biomass projects in the nation and will create construction and clean energy jobs. The project follows Governor Doyle’s 2008 announcement that Wisconsin [...]
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