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Well water near power plant contaminated: We Energies supplying bottled water to affected residents while seeking source
From an article by Christine Won in The Journal Times (Racine): CALEDONIA — Some residents near the Oak Creek power plant have not had access to drinking water since last August because their wells have been contaminated. They have been advised by the state Department of Natural Resources to not drink or cook with the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Alliant says no nukes and no more coal plants … for now
From an article by Judy Newman in the Wisconsin State Journal: Alliant Energy is giving up on the idea of building more coal-fired power plants “for the time being,” Alliant chairman, president and chief executive Bill Harvey said Thursday. In an interview after the Madison utility holding company’s annual shareholders meeting, Harvey said Alliant subsidiary [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wisconsin 5th most dependent state on imported coal
From a news release issued by Clean Wisconsin: State Spends $853 Million Every Year on Imported Coal MADISON — Wisconsin is the fifth most dependent state on imported coal, spending $853 million to import the fuel in 2008, according to a national report released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). “Despite having no [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Replacing Charter St. coal plant not coming cheaply
Coal at the UW-Madison’s Charter Street Heating Plant will soon be replaced by wood and natural gas. From an article by Mike Ivey in The Capital Times: Converting the aging coal-burning Charter Street Heating Plant into one of the greenest facilities of its kind is coming at a price. The new facility, which received initial [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Renewable Energy Not Responsible for MGE Rate Increase
IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2010 MORE INFORMATION Michael Vickerman RENEW Wisconsin 608.255.4044 mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org Renewable Energy Not Responsible for MGE Rate Increase Higher costs associated with fossil fuel generation are driving Madison Gas & Electric’s costs higher, according to testimony submitted by company witnesses. The utility filed an application last week with the Public Service Commission [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )UW biomass power plant a gamble for state
From an article by Lee Bergquist and Thomas Content in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A state-funded, $250 million project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison aims to convert a coal-fired power plant on campus to one that primarily burns biomass such as tree trimmings and crops, ideally becoming a model for how the state can reduce [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Governor backs off energy goal for 4 UW campuses
From an article by Ryan J. Foley in the Wisconsin State Journal: Gov. Jim Doyle has backed off a campaign promise that four University of Wisconsin campuses will be energy independent by 2012 after determining it was not practical as proposed. Weeks before he was re-elected in 2006, Doyle said campuses would “go off the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Utilities axe plans for Big Stone II coal plant
From an article by Leslie Brooks Suzukamo in the St. Paul Pioneer Press: Developers of the controversial Big Stone II power plant in Milbank, S.D., said Monday they will not build the $1.6 billion coal-fired project, ending a four-year battle between utilities and environmentalists over a significant portion of Minnesota’s energy future. About half of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )PSC Approval of Bay Front Project Advances Wood Over Coal
IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2009 MORE INFORMATION Michael Vickerman RENEW Wisconsin 608.255.4044 mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org Madison, WI (October 30, 2009) RENEW Wisconsin today hailed the decision by the Public Service Commission to approve a utility’s plan to repower an aging northern Wisconsin coal-fired plant with locally available wood fuel. The approval allows Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin (NSPW), [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The cost of clean air
From an article by Mike Ivey in The Capital Times: For more than a decade, customers at Madison Gas & Electric have voted with their pocketbooks for cleaner energy. Under the voluntary “Green Power Tomorrow” program, more than 12,000 MGE customers – nearly 10 percent of its total customer base – pay on average a [...]
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