Published: August 30, 2010
Tags: Callisto, PSC, Public Service Commission, setbacks, shadow flicker, standards, turbines, Wiedermann-Smith, wind, wind farm
Comments: 2
Uniform standards for the placement and operation of wind turbines were sent on Monday by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to the Legislature for action.
The rule will govern how municipalities can establish setbacks for turbines, noise and shadow flicker standards and the involvement of neighboring property owners in the decision making process.
Teresa Wiedermann-Smith, a [...]
Published: August 30, 2010
Tags: Brown Deer, Guy Johnson, Kiefer, Mequon, Milwaukee Water Works, North Shore Water Department, PSC, Public Service Commission, Shorewood, water
By Marie Rohde
Shorewood might tap the North Shore Water Department to escape the Milwaukee Water Works’ proposed 36 percent rate increase.
Village President Guy Johnson said rate increases affect development and business retention opportunities, though not as much in fully developed communities such as Shorewood.
“Shorewood won’t see a Miller-Coors coming in any time soon,” Johnson said. [...]
Published: August 16, 2010
Tags: PSC, Public Service Commission, renewable energy, wind, wind farm
Comments: 1
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State utility regulators will consider a recommendation that homeowners who live near wind farms be compensated for concerns about noise and reduced property value.
A task force working to create state standards for wind turbine locations is forwarding its recommendations to the Public Service Commission, which is expected to consider them by [...]
Published: August 10, 2010
Tags: PSC, Public Service Commission, wind farm, Wind Siting Council
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An advisory panel has completed its work on statewide wind farm siting rules.
The Public Service Commission is working to establish uniform siting standards. The Wind Siting Council has been developing recommendations to guide the commission since March.
The council’s suggestions include setting turbines back from property lines at 1.1 times the maximum [...]
Published: July 6, 2010
Tags: Alliant Energy, Citizens' Utility Board, CUB, electric, lawsuit, PSC, Public Service Commission, Wisconsin Power & Light, WPL
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A utility consumers group has filed a lawsuit against state regulators challenging a June decision to permit Wisconsin Power & Light to give industrial customers discounts on electric rates.
The Citizens Utility Board complains the discounts could drive up rates for residential customers to make up the difference.
Officials at the Public Service [...]
Published: June 23, 2010
Tags: blog, Fetters, Hot Topics, PSC, Public Service Commission, wind farm, Wind Siting Council
By Tom Fetters
copy editor
We value diversity. (People of every stripe ought to have a voice, right?) We value consensus. (United we stand!) But these goals are often tough to achieve in tandem.
Published: June 2, 2010
Tags: PSC, Public Service Commission, wind farm, Wind Siting Council
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group drafting Wisconsin’s new wind farm rules is set to meet again.
The Wind Siting Council is expected to hear presentations on setbacks and property values at a meeting Wednesday morning at the state Public Service Commission’s Madison headquarters.
Also on the agenda are stray voltage, decommissioning and complaint resolution.
State law requires [...]
Published: May 27, 2010
Tags: AgWind Energy Partners, Callisto, Ed Marion, Forward Wind Energy Center, Invenergy LLC, Joe Condo, lawsuit, Naleid, PSC, Public Service Commission, Wirtz
By Paul Snyder
A family seeking payback for health, business and property losses allegedly caused by a wind farm suffered a setback Thursday when the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin rejected the complaint.
PSC Chairman Eric Callisto said the commission is not the proper forum for personal injury claims and said Ann and Jason Wirtz, who now [...]
Published: May 14, 2010
Tags: PSC, Public Service Commission, Wind Siting Council, wind turbine
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on Friday announced it is seeking public comment on a draft set of rules for wind turbine placement.
The proposed rules will ultimately result in uniform turbine placement standards for local units of government in Wisconsin and ensure consistency in local regulation of wind energy systems.
The draft rules can be [...]
Published: May 14, 2010
Tags: Ashland, Bay Front, biomass, biomass plant, Callisto, Citzens Utility Board, CUB, Don Reck, Gustafson, Higley, Lauren Azar, natural gas, power plant, PSC, Public Service Commission, Wisconsin Paper Council, Xcel
By Paul Snyder
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is demanding answers from Xcel Energy after estimates jumped $21.4 million for construction of an Ashland biomass plant.
PSC Chairman Eric Callisto said Friday he is disappointed by the increased price. The proposed project would convert the Bay Front Power Plant’s last coal-fired boiler to burn biomass, and [...]
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