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Wisconsin regulators on Thursday signed off on the Apple River Solar farm, a 100-megawatt array to be built in Polk County.
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Read More »PSC approves 100MW Dodge County solar farm over local opposition 
Wisconsin regulators approved a developer's plans on Thursday to build a 100-megawatt solar farm in Dodge County over objections from local government officials and residents.
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Read More »Report: Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035
Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation's electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions of dollars in federal investment to modernize the nation's electric grid, a new federal report says.
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Read More »Bill encourages solar developers to plant crops, pollinator habitat below panels
As developers use more land in rural Wisconsin for large solar farms, lawmakers have introduced a bill meant to recognize projects that set aside land beneath solar panels for growing food or benefiting pollinators.
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Read More »Plans for massive solar farm plan anger southern Wisconsin residents
When Carissa and Nathan Lyle were expecting their first child in 2017, they bought an old farmhouse on about three acres just west of Rockdale. "We just wanted to be in the country, to have that environment for our kids to grow up in," Carissa said. So Carissa was stunned last winter when she saw engineering plans for a proposed 2,400-acre solar farm that would wrap around three sides of their home.
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Read More »SKY NO LONGER THE LIMIT: Considerations in rooftop leasing
What used to be forgotten, unused space is now becoming one of the most innovative areas in real estate development.
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Read More »PSC signs off on utility’s purchase of $104.5M solar array in Western Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission signed off Thursday on a utility's plans to develop a $104.5 million solar array in Western Wisconsin.
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Read More »New MREA scholarships to support solar training in underserved areas
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association is bringing solar technical training and workforce development opportunities to four Midwest partnering organizations.
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Read More »Jefferson County approves permit for 75MW solar farm
Officials in Jefferson County have approved a permit for a 75-megawatt solar array that would produce power for Alliant Energy.
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Read More »74-MW solar farm earns local approval in western Wisconsin
Pierce County officials last week signed off on plans for the installation of a 74-megawatt solar array in the town of Gilman in western Wisconsin, the latest in a series of solar farms to earn approval in the state.
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