Published: February 26, 2010
Tags: Columbia County, DeBoer, decibel, easement, Glacier Hills, Glacier Hills Wind Park, Koopmans, Manthey, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Randolph, setback, waiver, We Energies
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Resistance from Columbia County landowners threatens We Energies’ attempt to build 90 turbines for the Glacier Hills Wind Park.
Randolph resident Pete DeBoer, for instance, said the utility offered him $2,000 per year and a $5,000 bonus to a sign a contract waiving his right to sue if the sound from two nearby turbines [...]
Published: February 24, 2010
Tags: Chiovatero, Focus on Greater Milwaukee, Korth, Larry Nelson, Michael Murphy, Milwaukee, New Berlin, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Sheard, University of Wisconsin-Extension Lakes, water, Waukesha
Milwaukee has it and Waukesha wants it; now the cities are trying to negotiate a deal that benefits both
By Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
Waukesha has life and liberty, but in its pursuit of a cold glass of water, the city is realizing some basic human rights come with a cost.
The trick for Waukesha and the city of [...]
Published: February 17, 2010
Tags: biomass plant, Domtar Corp., Luce, Manthey, paper mill, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Rothschild, Torney, Wausau Area Chamber of Commerce, We Energies, Weston power plant, Wisconsin Public Service Corp.
By Sean Ryan
People in Rothschild have a lot of questions about how We Energies’ proposed $250 million biomass plant project will affect their neighborhood.
The community has not heard much about the project since representatives from the state and We Energies visited Rothschild in September to announce plans to build a 50-megawatt biomass plant next to [...]
Published: February 16, 2010
Tags: common council, energy, Ingeteam, jobs, Leinenkugel, manufacturing, Marcoux, Menomonee Valley, Menomonee Valley Industrial Center, Milwaukee, MSI General, MSI General Corp., PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, renewable energy, solar, Sotes, Spain, wind, wind farm, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Comments: 2
By Sean Ryan
Renewable energy requirements that will help Ingeteam Inc. thrive in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley are a threat to businesses already in Wisconsin, according to a statewide business group.
“Wisconsin’s not going to be able to attract businesses to our state if we continue to make electricity more expensive here than it is in other states [...]
Published: February 15, 2010
Tags: Carrie Lewis, Cromwell, Franklin, Franklin Water Utility, infrastructure, John Bennett, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Water Works, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, replacement, Stratus Consulting, utility, water pipe
By Sean Ryan
Franklin can afford to wait as its neighbor to the north scrambles for money to deal with a growing roster of water pipe replacement projects.
“We really don’t have old water mains, so we just don’t have the problem,” said John Bennett, Franklin director of public works. “We probably won’t have the problems Milwaukee [...]
Published: February 11, 2010
Tags: 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Fitzgerald, global warming bill, Gunderson, Hiniker, Huebsch, jobs, Le Monds, Montgomery, power plant, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, renewable energy, Todd Stuart, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group
Comments: 1
By Paul Snyder
Critics of Wisconsin’s clean energy bill are calling for a sharper focus on specific job creation numbers and a detailed explanation of how much the proposal will cost.
“The cost is something we need to know and taxpayers need to know,” said state Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald, R-Horicon. “I don’t think anybody’s against green jobs, [...]
Published: February 9, 2010
Tags: Brown County Citizens for Responsible Wind Energy, Geiger, Invenergy, Invenergy LLC, moratorium, Morehouse, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Responsible Wind Energy, town of Holland, Weidemann-Smith, wind farm
Comments: 3
By Paul Snyder
Local solidarity is driving a Holland wind farm moratorium that has no chance of success if the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approves a project in the town.
“We know the PSC will have final say in this project,” said Holland Supervisor Michael Geiger. “We’re just letting them know how we feel about it. [...]
Published: January 22, 2010
Tags: blog, Columbia County, electricity, energy, Glacier Hills, Hot Topics, PSC, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, renewable energy, We Energies, wind farm, Yovino
Comments: 1
By Joe Yovino
web editor
In the near future, residents of northeast Columbia County could see a skyline inhabited with large windmill-looking things spinning in the distance.
Published: January 20, 2010
Tags: American Transmission, electricity, energy, Glacier Hills Wind Park, grid, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, RENEW Wisconsin, transmission, Upper Midwest Transmission Development Initiative, We Energies, wind, wind farm
Comments: 5
By Melissa Rigney Baxter
Special to The Daily Reporter
The multimillion-dollar construction projects to get the blades spinning won’t mean much if there’s no way to transmit wind farm electricity.
So far in Wisconsin, transmission has been less of a problem than local approvals and harnessing the wind, but that could change as the state reaches farther west [...]
Published: January 11, 2010
Tags: Callisto, Glacier Hills Wind Park, Invenergy, Leaman, Meyer, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Weidemann-Smith
Comments: 2
By Paul Snyder
We Energies can build the 90-turbine Glacier Hills Wind Park in Columbia County without a requirement to buy power from Chicago-based Invenergy LLC.
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on Monday approved the We Energies’ proposal, expected to be the largest wind farm in state history. Commissioners denied a request by Invenergy that the [...]
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