State regulators have approved a power line project in southwestern Wisconsin.

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Attorneys general in Michigan and Illinois last week asked Wisconsin regulators to reject a half-billion-dollar transmission line project in southwest Wisconsin, taking an unprecedented step that further bolsters what is already opposition to the project.

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As a wave of consumer activism swept the country in the 1970s, Wisconsinites formed the country's first statewide consumer advocacy group focused on utilities.

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A Madison utility company has twice backed away from a proposal that critics said would harm those who use solar equipment and similar devices to produce their own power.

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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 ...

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By Paul Snyder Nuclear power plant construction in Wisconsin likely will be just as difficult to accomplish after the legislative session as it was before. “It’s definitely disappointing,” said state Rep. Jim Soletski, D-Green Bay. “I’m not saying we should ...

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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 ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] 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 ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] Wisconsin’s efforts to close its budget gap could stymie the state’s goal to create more renewable energy. “When you are reaching for a goal — and 25 percent is a reach — it doesn’t make sense to ...

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