Research into Milwaukee’s chances of producing all electricity the city government consumes received an initial green light Wednesday from a Common Council committee.

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Wisconsin Public Service Corp. says it will shut down its two oldest electricity-generating units.

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Potential costs and organizational hurdles could overshadow a Milwaukee effort to generate electricity to power streetlights and traffic controls.

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Xcel Energy and American Transmission Co. have filed an application with the state to build a power line that would bring electricity from western Wisconsin to the Madison area.

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Linking global warming to public health, disease and extreme weather, the Obama administration pressed ahead Friday with tough requirements to limit carbon pollution from new power plants, despite protests from industry and from Republicans that it would mean a dim future for coal.

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Minnesota regulators have told Great River Energy to rethink its dependence on burning coal to generate electricity.

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Wisconsin Public Service Corp. has agreed to freeze electric rates and slightly decrease gas rates next year.

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The worker who died last week at a western Wisconsin meatpacking plant has been identified as a 31-year-old man from Viola.

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NORWALK, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating after a worker died in an electrical accident at a western Wisconsin meatpacking plant. Monroe County Sheriff Pete Quirin said the accident happened just before 10 a.m. ...

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By Jonathan Fahey Associated Press New York — The high costs that for years made solar energy impractical as a mainstream source of energy are plummeting. Real estate companies are racing to install solar panels on office buildings. Utilities are ...

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