Renewable Enery

Local governments are making formal plans to reduce their carbon footprint and protect the environment.

The new 3 cent per kilowatt tax is expected to generate nearly $3.35 million in 2025.

Wisconsin energy experts say President-elect Donald Trump will slow reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change and the shift to renewable energy, but not stop it entirely.

Rate increases for electricity and gas can cause struggles for low-income families. The utilities say they’re necessary to pay for new solar farms and to protect against power outages.

An estimated 82 clean energy projects in Wisconsin — totaling $18 billion of expected investment — could be eligible for tax incentives tied to union jobs from the Inflation Reduction Act.

State regulators are recommending a solar developer scale back its plans for the roughly $2 billion Vista Sands Solar project in Portage County to protect Wisconsin’s greater prairie-chicken population.

The associate director of the Wisconsin Energy Institute explains how biofuels may one day completely replace fossil fuels, creating local energy sources with lower carbon emissions.

According to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, those projects will combine to generate 650 megawatts of electricity, enough to power an estimated 123,500 average Wisconsin homes.

A bipartisan effort that would unlock federal funding to expand electric vehicle charging stations in Wisconsin is gaining steam in the state Legislature.