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Senate removes tax on solar and wind energy but dismantles climate law
The Senate approved the bill 51-50 as President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers move to dismantle the 2022 climate law passed by Democrats under former President Joe Biden.
Milwaukee County cuts ribbon on $32 million health and human services center
After 20 months of construction, the Marcia P. Coggs Health & Human Services Center will start serving residents in the west side […]
$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says
A new analysis finds that more than $14 billion in clean energy projects in the U.S. have been canceled this year.
Nonprofit advancing solar projects will host fundraising event in Dane County
The Couillard Solar Foundation, which has developed its own solar canopy, will give away solar panels as awards for a contest.
China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costs
While the Trump administration targets solar giant China with tariffs, that could mean higher costs for U.S. owners.
Tribes reach for the sun, start from ground up
On an unseasonably hot day in mid-October, three apprentices learning to install solar panels clambered on the roof of a community building in the small township of Wakpala, on the Standing Rock Reservation.
One of the largest solar projects in the US opens in Texas, backed by Google
The "Orion Solar Belt" will deliver 875 MW of solar energy in Texas. It's Google's largest solar purchase and expected to be one of the biggest solar projects in the U.S.
Alliant Energy wraps up construction on Grant County solar project
Alliant Energy has finished building its Grant County solar project. The 200-megawatt (MW) solar array in Potosi can generate enough electricity to power more than 50,000 homes annually.
Letter to the editor: Strengthening Wisconsin’s energy future: The case for utility-led, union built community solar
Wisconsin is going through an energy transformation. Now, with the Biden administration’s recent $62 million grant through the Solar for All initiative, we are seeing the potential for more community solar projects to further reshape our energy landscape. However, as we embrace this opportunity, it is crucial to ensure that our approach aligns with Wisconsin’s long-term economic and environmen[...]
Milwaukee officials promote 2024 Grow Solar program
Milwaukee officials and renewables advocates kicked off another year of group buying to encourage more home and business owners to try solar.
Dane County court overturns residential solar decision
The court upheld an appeal against the Public Service Commission's decision over third-party financing for residential solar systems.
Here are the big hurdles to the global push to build up renewable energy
There are big hurdles to renewable projects from high interest rates, inflation, delays in supplies and community resistance. Things are even tougher to get going in poorer countries.
Today’s News
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 6
- Energy plant pinned to Milwaukee County courthouse project
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 6, 2026
- Madison roofer’s catastrophic fall flew under the radar
- WisDOT says veterans graves won’t be moved during I-94 expansion
- Wisconsin Laborers union launches peer support group
- Milwaukee County courthouse cost doubles to nearly $900 million
- Plan Commission punts decision on Milwaukee Walmart redevelopment
- Drilling fluid spills into wetland during Line 5 reroute construction
- Lease for Milwaukee’s Derse property opens as company moves to Oak Creek
- Goodbye NAIOP Wisconsin, hello CREDA Wisconsin
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)