Category: Wisconsin

  • Details on a record-breaking solar install program in Wisconsin

    Fifty-two home and business owners in the Milwaukee area have helped the Milwaukee Shines and Solar Shorewood solar group buy programs reach 174 kW of installed solar, the largest total for a solar group buy program in Wisconsin to date. The programs, which were a partnership between the City of Milwaukee’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Distributed generation fee struck down in Wisconsin

    The Dane County Circuit Court in Wisconsin struck down discriminatory charges on solar customers in a verbal ruling delivered by Judge Peter Anderson. The ruling was needed to reverse the Wisconsin Public Service Commission’s December 2014 decision to add a discriminatory fee on distributed generation customers in We Energies’ territory. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How America’s Dairyland is Polluted by Factory Farms

    In Wisconsin, several dairy operations are now facing opposition to plans to expand their herds…

  • USDA Invests $7 Million to Research Small Farm Challenges

    Several grants focus on how small and mid-scale farms can contribute to local and regional food systems and increase profitability through more environmentally sustainable…

  • Groups Call for Ban on Frac-Sand Mining in Wisconsin

    A resolution calling for a ban on frac-sand mining and a halt to attacks on local democracy has been sent to Gov. Walker (R-WI), members of the Wisconsin Legislature and state and federal environmental regulators. [caption id="attachment_318731" align="alignnone" width="500"] Superior Silica Sands Mine-Town of Auburn-Chippewa County. Photo credit: Jim Tittle.[/caption] The resolution was created by the…