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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Utilities are pushing back the construction of the second phase of a large Iowa County solar farm by a year to see what happens with tariffs proposed for solar panels needed for the 150-megawatt project.

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The Wisconsin Public Service Commission on Thursday signed off on Dane County's plan to build a $16.8 million solar array at the Dane County Regional Airport.

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Dane County officials plan to seek proposals this fall for a large solar project meant to ensure the county’s operations can run completely on renewable energy.

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Four solar farms recently approved by the Public Service Commission are expected to contribute up to 2% of Wisconsin’s electricity supply. Renewable-energy advocates and landowners alike say these are exactly the sorts of projects that are paving the way for continued growth.

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State regulators on Thursday signed off on plans for a solar farm in Manitowoc County, approving the latest in a series of large-scale solar projects this year.

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As Wisconsin's largest-ever solar project comes online this summer, the multi-site, multi-state partnership behind the development offers an example of how organizations can band together to meet clean energy goals.

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The Wisconsin Public Service Commission is preparing to decide the fate of two proposed solar farms that, if built, would more than quadruple the state's solar capacity and pave the way for more utility-scale solar projects.

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The Trump administration has announced new pollution rules meant to keep existing coal power plants operating and save American coal-mining jobs.

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A new city of Milwaukee policy change passed on Wednesday could help lessen the sticker shock caused by solar-panel systems for sale to developers and homeowners.

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