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Coal plants are shutting down in Portage, Oak Creek and Sheboygan. Solar and wind farms are going up in Cambridge, Darien and Grant County.
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Read More »Editorial: Goodbye, coal plants; hello, solar
Regulators OK Xcel’s plans to phase out coal, invest in renewables
Minnesota regulators this week signed off on Xcel Energy's plans to greatly reduce its carbon emissions by obtaining half the power it provides to customers in the Upper Midwest from wind and solar sources by 2030.
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Read More »We Energies parent to replace coal with natural gas, renewables by 2035
The parent company of We Energies announced plans on Tuesday to phase out coal from its energy-generation mix by 2035 by converting coal plants so they run on natural gas and spending more on renewable energy.
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Read More »5 UW campuses phase out coal as heating source this year
Five University of Wisconsin campuses are phasing out coal as a heat source this year and will start using a combination of natural gas and heating oil.
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Read More »Dairyland to close coal-fired Genoa plant, lay off 80
Dairyland Power Cooperative plans to close its coal-fired station in Genoa by the end of 2021.
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Read More »Attorney general joins multistate lawsuit challenging coal rules
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to ease restrictions on coal-fired power plants.
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Read More »Equipment from retired Green Bay power plant to be sold in auction
After shutting down power generation at the end of 2018, all equipment and machinery at a Green Bay-based power plant will be sold in a two-day online auction.
Read More »Becker considers options with scaled-back energy plant
A central Minnesota city that is home to the largest coal-fired plant in the Upper Midwest is looking to diversify the local economy as Xcel Energy plans to retire most of the generators at the plant in the next seven years.
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Read More »EPA targets Obama crackdown on mercury from coal plants
The Trump administration on Friday targeted an Obama-era regulation credited with helping reduce toxic mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants, saying the benefits to human health and the environment may not be worth the cost of the regulation.
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Read More »Minnesota regulators block review, approve $700M Superior energy plant
Minnesota regulators on Monday narrowly approved plans for a $700 million natural-gas plant in Superior, giving the go-ahead to a project that would provide power across state lines while blocking an independent group's call for an environmental review of the project.
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