A Stevens Point family can install third-party financed solar systems without being regulated as a public utility, the latest Public Service Commission ruling decided.

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With major advances in the transition to creating safe, clean renewable energy generation, Alliant Energy has announced plans to add 175 megawatts of battery storage in Wisconsin.

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Construction is poised to move forward on six solar projects totaling 414 megawatts after state regulators gave final approval to Alliant Energy’s second phase of solar development plans.

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The Biden administration announced it was putting a two-year freeze on the threat of new solar tariffs, throwing a lifeline to U.S. solar installers – and likely to the country's ability to meet its climate goals.

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Kari Lydersen Energy News Network, WisconsinWatch.org A lack of clarity over third-party-owned solar in Wisconsin has stymied cities’ efforts to install solar arrays on municipal buildings, but one city says it’s come up with a workaround that could be replicated ...

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State regulators on Thursday approved the construction of the $650 million Koshkonong solar farm in Dane County, a project that will result in the state's largest utility-scale solar array when it's finished.

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The Solar for Good grant program will issue another round of grants for nonprofit groups in Wisconsin looking to install solar-energy systems.

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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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Wisconsin regulators deadlocked Thursday on a dispute between the city of Milwaukee and We Energies over whether energy customers should be able to buy renewable power from a party other than a large utility.

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Tucked just off Highway 14 on the way from Richland Center to Readstown, the village of Boaz has a church, a bar and a supper club.

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