Published: July 2, 2010
Tags: Brown County Citizens for Responsible Wind Energy, Brown County Ledge Wind Farm, geothermal, Invenergy LLC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, solar, Ted Zigmunt, wind farm
Comments: 1
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Unrest among Brown County neighbors of what would be Wisconsin’s largest wind farm is reason enough for the state to consider alternative projects, said a lawmaker from the area.
State Rep. Ted Zigmunt, D-Francis Creek, said the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin should consider energy projects such as geothermal and solar hot water for individual [...]
Published: June 29, 2010
Tags: Callisto, Glenmore, health, Morrison, placement, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Schwalbach, turbine, wind farm, Wind Siting Council, Wrightstown, Zweizig
By Paul Snyder
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is sticking to a firm Sept. 1 deadline to propose wind turbine placement rules despite calls from local governments to wait.
“We had a very clear mandate to get work done quickly,” PSC Chairman Eric Callisto said Tuesday.
“Expediency is important in order to have uniformity and ground rules [...]
Published: June 22, 2010
Tags: amendment, George Krause, Legislature, placement, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Rakocy, RENEW Wisconsin, setback, Tom Meyer, turbine, Vickerman, Weidemann-Smith, Wind power, Wind Siting Council, Wunsch
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Deadline pressure and 100 amendments are cracking the unity of the state‘s Wind Siting Council as it strives to agree on turbine placement standards.
Even the definition of agreement is a point of contention among the 15 members. The state law that formed the council requires only that the panel make recommendations that will [...]
Published: June 9, 2010
Tags: biomass, D.C. Everest Area School District, Domtar Corp., Manthey, power plant, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Rothschild, Saving Our Air Resource, Schwantes, Tom Owens, We Energies, Weidemann-Smith
By Paul Snyder
A school district in Rothschild is giving more than 2,600 reasons for demanding the state pinpoint exactly how much pollution a proposed biomass plant in the area will produce.
“Our concern is to be careful about the safety of students and staff,” said Tom Owens, assistant superintendent of the D.C. Everest Area School District.
More [...]
Published: June 3, 2010
Tags: American Transmission Co. LLC, Door County, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, transmission line
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
One Door County landowner’s level of satisfaction stands between success and rejection of a $24.7 million transmission line project.
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on Thursday approved Pewaukee-based American Transmission Co. LLC’s proposed 138-kilovolt, 8-mile transmission line, which will be built next to an existing transmission line in Door County.
But the commission’s approval is [...]
Published: May 13, 2010
Tags: commuter rail, Erdman Holdings, Frank Miller, Hilldale Mall, Mark Clear, parking, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, RTA, Spring Harbor Neighborhood Association, Tom Jeffries
By Paul Snyder
Parking issues — and its effect on traffic, development and commuter rail — continue to drive Madison residents’ concerns about a proposed 17.5-acre mixed-use development.
Madison-based Erdman Holdings Inc. held an informational meeting Thursday night for the Spring Harbor Neighborhood Association for its proposed development at the corner of Whitney Way [...]
Published: May 11, 2010
Tags: Alliant Energy, Edgewater, emissions, power plant, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Sheboygan, Wisconsin Power & Light Co.
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on Tuesday granted Alliant Energy initial approval for an estimated $150 million upgrade at its Edgewater power plant in Sheboygan.
Alliant still needs a written order from the PSC to proceed with the project, which will add pollution controls to reduce emissions from the coal-fired plant. Alliant needs to make [...]
Published: May 6, 2010
Tags: Ashland, biomass, Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin, CUB, David Donovan, Higley, natural gas, power plant, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Xcel Energy
By Paul Snyder
The label of renewable energy will cost Xcel Energy an extra $21.4 million after the utility realized its proposed biomass plant in Ashland will burn too much natural gas.
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approved the Bay Front Power Plant project, which will convert the plant‘s last coal-fired boiler to burn biomass, in [...]
Published: April 23, 2010
Tags: Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm, Callisto, Dan Ebert, Frassetto, Klessig, Menn Law Firm, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Sattler, Van Sistine, Wisconsin Wind Siting Council, WPPI Energy
Comments: 3
By Paul Snyder
Members of the state’s Wind Siting Council are deflecting allegations the group is biased toward development.
“I think it’s a fairly well-balanced group,” said council member Dwight Sattler, a Fond du Lac County resident and neighbor of the Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm. “If anything, vocally, it seems slanted against development right now.”
But [...]
Published: April 19, 2010
Tags: AgWind, AgWind Energy Partners, draft rules, Lueschow, Naleid, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Tom Green, turbines, wind, Wind Capital Group, wind farm, Wind Siting Council
By Paul Snyder
Wind farm developers are bristling over the possibility they would have to notify local governments when investigating sites for a project.
“Developers want to avoid two things working against a project right from the start,” said Jim Naleid, a managing partner for Holmen-based AgWind Energy Partners LLC. “They do not want to get people [...]
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