Alliant Energy is moving ahead with plans to build 675 megawatts of solar power with six projects, an announcement that came just days after the utility said it will retire the Edgewater coal plant in Sheboygan.

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Alliant Energy on Thursday announced plans to develop 1,000 megawatts of solar power in Wisconsin by the end of 2023, a move that comes on the heels of other large solar projects and would represent a major expansion of the state's solar capacity.

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Refunds are in store for customers of the four largest for-profit utilities in Wisconsin.

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How does technology affect the cost of wind power? Advancements in technology — as well as the way new wind farms are built and operated — are making this renewable resource more economic for customers.

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PROJECT NAME: West Riverside Energy Center ADDRESS: 1401 W B R Townline Road, Town of Beloit SIZE: 315-acre, 730-megawatt, natural-gas-fired generating station COST: $700 million START OF CONSTRUCTION: fall of 2016 ESTIMATED TIME OF COMPLETION: By end of 2019 OWNER: ...

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A Wisconsin utility has shut down one of its largest coal-fired generators as it makes progress on the construction of a $700 million natural-gas plant.

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A Madison-based utility says it plans to stop burning coal to generate electricity by 2050 and will reduce its carbon emissions by 80 percent by then.

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As Florida residents and businesses work to pick up the pieces following Hurricane Irma’s direct blow to their state this weekend, Wisconsin utility companies are sending in workers to help provide some much-needed relief. The assistance comes as a result of ...

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A Madison utility company's key power plant has been out of service since September and is in need of $25 million in repairs.

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The project will add a selective catalytic-reduction system to Columbia Energy Unit 2.

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