Fires at two transmission substations in Wisconsin's capital knocked out power to more than 11,000 customers on a sweltering day, shutting down government buildings, courtrooms and businesses and prompting police to call in additional staff.

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

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Bob Bishop is a 61-year-old farmer living in dairy country in southwestern Wisconsin but will stop raising cows because falling dairy prices have put his industry at serious risk.

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The Shared Solar project is a 500-kilowatt array being built on the roof of the Middleton Municipal Operations Center.

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

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A former executive at Madison Gas & Electric is taking the helm at the state’s Department of Administration, while the top official at that agency is taking a new position as a utility regulator.

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Renewable-energy advocates acknowledge they have a steep climb in trying to overturn a regulatory decision they say is aimed at running small solar installers out of business.

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While various groups consider legal actions to overturn regulatory that some argue will put a damper on renewable energy, an electrical contractor has about 200 Milwaukee residents interested in solar devices atop their homes.

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Rate changes that make it harder to recoup money spent on solar panels likely will not be the only shadows cast over that industry in coming years.

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A Wisconsin utility's request to raise fixed charges on electricity bills won support from state utility regulators Thursday in a decision that is likely to set a precedent in other rate cases in Wisconsin and perhaps the rest of the country.

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