Published: January 27, 2010
Tags: Alliant Energy, Bent Tree Wind Farm, Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, Citizens' Utility Board, CUB, Dane County Circuit Court, Godfrey & Kahn SC, Heinzen, Higley, lawsuit, PSC, Public Service Commission, Schultz, Stuart, WIEG, wind farms, Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group, Wisconsin Power & Light
By Paul Snyder
A lawsuit over Wisconsin’s approval of a Minnesota wind farm threatens to delay the construction start and drive up the project cost.
“At this point, we anticipate construction will begin this spring, so we hope the case plays out in a timely manner,” said Steven Schultz, spokesman for Alliant Energy, the utility developing the [...]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Alliant Energy officials have activated a massive wind farm in Iowa.
According to the utility, the $400 million-plus Whispering Willow Wind Farm-East in Franklin County is capable of generating up to 200 megawatts of emissions-free energy, power for about 50,000 homes.
The farm includes 121 wind turbines spread over 144 square miles. Construction [...]
Published: December 11, 2009
Tags: Alliant Energy, bill, Donovan, Doyle, energy, Fisher, global warming, Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming, Plale, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Reigstad, RENEW Wisconsin, renewable energy, Soletski, Task Force on Global Warming, utilities, Vickerman, Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council, Xcel, Xcel Energy
Comments: 2
By Paul Snyder
Lawmakers, unions and utilities agree they want Wisconsin’s renewable energy goals to create more jobs in the state.
But the common ground crumbles when the sides consider ways to make sure that happens. Utilities want trust. Lawmakers want percentages. Unions want work.
“Look, we’re in it for jobs,” said Tom Fisher, president and business manager [...]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Winter’s first major snow storm has knocked out power to thousands of people across the state.
Alliant Energy officials said the storm cut power to about 22,000 people in southern Wisconsin. The lights were still off for about 17,500 customers, including about 9,000 in Janesville, on Wednesday morning.
We Energies officials said about [...]
Published: November 5, 2009
Tags: Alliant Energy, coal, Columbia Generating Station, emissions, Oak Creek, Pardeeville, pollution control, power plant, We Energies
Comments: 4
By Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
The Sierra Club’s campaign to challenge coal plants scored another victory in Wisconsin when the federal government wiped out a permit for the Columbia Generating Station.
In this case, what’s good for the Sierra Club is good for the construction industry, said James Gignac, Midwest director of the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign.
“It’s [...]
Published: August 31, 2009
Tags: Alliant Energy, Bent Tree Wind Farm, Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, lawsuit, Minnesota, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group, Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Alternative power proponents suing Wisconsin over its approval of a wind farm argue the state cannot step on the law in the race to reach renewable energy goals.
“It’s unfortunate that a wind project got caught up in this, and we are worried the lawsuit could either stop it or delay it and cause the [...]
Published: July 16, 2009
Tags: Alliant Energy, RENEW Wisconsin, renewable energy, turbine, utility, We Energies, wind farm, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Power & Light Co., Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
Comments: 1
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Wisconsin utilities have a track record of building, operating and maintaining their own wind farms, leaving independent producers little reason to build in the state.
But when those same utilities build wind farms in other states, Wisconsin’s economy and construction work force suffer, said Michael Vickerman, executive director of RENEW Wisconsin.
“There’s quite a lot of [...]
Published: July 9, 2009
Tags: Alliant Energy, Bent Tree, Minnesota, Public Service Commission, wind farm, Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
Comments: 3
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
The state’s search beyond its borders for wind power sources is setting the stage for a battle over construction of transmission lines to carry that electricity to Wisconsin.
“I think wherever the lines are going to go, there’s going to be opposition,” said Jim Danky, director of the citizens group Preserve Our Rural Landscape Ltd., [...]
Published: July 8, 2009
Tags: Alliant Energy, Citizens' Utility Board, electricity, Freeborn County, Minnesota, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, state regulators, turbine, utility, Wind Capital Group LLC, wind farm, Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
Comments: 1
Elizabeth Dunbar and Todd Richmond
AP Writers
Madison — State regulators plan to vote Thursday on a Wisconsin utility’s plans to build a massive wind farm in southern Minnesota.
Wisconsin Power & Light Co., a subsidiary of Madison-based Alliant Energy, wants permission to start the first phase of the farm on 32,500 acres just north of Albert Lea [...]
