The Wisconsin Public Service Commission punted last week again on a question that's front-of-mind for solar advocates in the state: Is a private company that owns and operates solar service in effect a public utility?

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Wisconsin utility regulators on Thursday approved a series of solar-energy proposals that renewable-energy advocates contend will lead to a five-fold increase in solar generation in the state.

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Gov. Tony Evers told a room full of renewable-energy advocates on Thursday that solar projects and similar installations that flooded into Wisconsin in 2018 occurred even as many state policies continued to ignore, rather than embrace, science and innovation.

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Dairyland Power Cooperative has filed an application seeking permission from Wisconsin regulators to build a $700 million natural gas plant in Superior, a project that just barely won regulatory approval in Minnesota last fall.

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Wisconsin regulators have signed off on American Transmission Company's plan to build a new substation and transmission lines to power Foxconn Technology Group's massive flat-screen plant in Mount Pleasant.

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The construction of a $580 million high-voltage power line between Holmen and Madison will continue after an appeals court decided on Wednesday to uphold a lower court's ruling on the project.

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One of the biggest and most obvious no-nos in government is to sell items or buy services without taking bids. We all know what happens, or what could happen: The government doesn’t get the best deal, which means taxpayers don’t. ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Unrest among Brown County neighbors of what would be Wisconsin’s largest wind farm is reason enough for the state to consider alternative projects, said a lawmaker from the area. State Rep. Ted Zigmunt, D-Francis Creek, said the ...

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By Paul Snyder The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is sticking to a firm Sept. 1 deadline to propose wind turbine placement rules despite calls from local governments to wait. “We had a very clear mandate to get work done ...

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By Paul Snyder Deadline pressure and 100 amendments are cracking the unity of the state‘s Wind Siting Council as it strives to agree on turbine placement standards. Even the definition of agreement is a point of contention among the 15 ...

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