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La Crosse finds solar path despite ownership hurdle
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 […]
Regulators give OK to $650M Dane County solar farm
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.
Solar for Good program pledges more money to help Wisconsin nonprofits go solar
The Solar for Good grant program will issue another round of grants for nonprofit groups in Wisconsin looking to install solar-energy systems.
Regulators OK purchase of solar park despite objections
Wisconsin regulators have approved utilities' $433 million purchase of the state's first and largest utility-scale solar project using battery storage in Kenosha County.
Biden extends Trump’s solar tariffs, but loosens some
President Joe Biden on Friday extended tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump on most solar panels imported from China and other countries. But in a nod to his efforts to combat climate change and boost clean energy, Biden excluded tariffs on some panels used in large utility projects.
Regulators dismiss town’s attempt to block $650M solar farm in Dane County
Wisconsin regulators on Thursday rejected a town's attempt to block the construction of a proposed 300-megawatt solar farm in rural Dane County, a project that promises to be the largest of its kind in the state when built.
ON THE LEVEL: Through solar industry’s ups and downs, Zinthefer and Arch Electric find place in the sun
In the nearly two decades since he founded Arch Electric in a garage in Plymouth, Ed Zinthefer has been riding what he likes to call a “solar coaster.”
Amid utilities’ resistance, proposal would clear way for financing rooftop solar
After years of regulatory uncertainty, a new proposal in Wisconsin would finally clarify that utility customers do not need to own solar equipment to have installed on their rooftops.
Alliant Energy announces plans for largest solar farm in Iowa
Alliant Energy has announced plans to buy and add onto an existing solar farm project at Palo to make it Iowa's largest solar and battery-storage farm.
Don’t let the NIMBYs slow Wisconsin’s shift to solar
Two figures highlight just how far Wisconsin has to go to address climate change in a substantial way.
PSC approves $116M Apple River Solar farm in Polk County
Wisconsin regulators on Thursday signed off on the Apple River Solar farm, a 100-megawatt array to be built in Polk County.
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.
Today’s News
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
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- 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)