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Dark Sky Dreams Dashed By The Overly Bright Side Of LED Lighting

October 17, 2024 admin 0 Comments energy efficiency, led, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:00:15 +0000

A recent story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tells the sad story of a dark sky park that almost was. But dreams of establishing a new refuge away from the lights of the city were dashed by an unlikely culprit: efficient LED lighting technology. In this article, I want to … [continued]

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Environmental Groups Urge Microsoft to Skip Gas in Favor of Solar & Wind to Power Data Center

September 24, 2024 admin clean power, Fossil Fuels, green economy, microsoft, natural gas, Oil, Solar energy, we energies, wind energy, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 22:34:19 +0000

A coalition of environmental and health groups has called on Microsoft to rely on clean energy generation instead of a proposed expansion of methane-fueled power for its planned Racine County data center — projected to become Wisconsin Electric’s “largest electric load.” In an open letter to Microsoft, the groups charge … [continued]

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Proposal For World’s Tallest Mass Timber Building Moves Forward In Milwaukee

August 21, 2024 admin buildings, green economy, mass timber building, michael green architects, Milwaukee, wisconsin, wood

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:55:19 +0000

The world’s tallest mass timber building is coming to Milwaukee, thanks to the industry-leading efforts of Michael Green Architecture.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Wisconsin Launch of Federal Home Energy Rebates Program Helping Lower Families’ Utility Bills

August 8, 2024 admin investing in america, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, Uncategorized, us department of energy (doe), wisconsin

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:04:59 +0000

Supported by the Investing in America Agenda, Nearly Half of States Have Submitted Applications to Start Delivering Home Energy Savings and Increasing Local Workforce Opportunities As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced [on Friday] that Wisconsin has launched its first Home … [continued]

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Wisconsin Republicans Put PFAS Polluters First, Constituents Second

June 20, 2024 admin 3m, pfas, policy & politics, Water, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:15:25 +0000

Republicans in Wisconsin are showing the world just how far they are willing to go to protect corporate polluters. They are withholding $125 million designated for cleanup of widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water and have said they will only release the funds in exchange for immunity for polluters. The … [continued]

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200 MW Solar Power Project Completed In Wisconsin, Energy Storage To Follow

June 6, 2024 admin alliant energy, batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, Solar energy, solar power plants, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:07:33 +0000

The Grant County Solar Project, with its 200 MW capacity, has been completed in Potosi, Wisconsin, by Alliant Energy. The new solar power plant has over 430,000 solar panels on more than 1,400 acres of land. Almost 350 acres of native pollinator habitat is included in the total land area … [continued]

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Wisconsin Could Lose NEVI Funding

December 14, 2023 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, nevi, policy & politics, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 04:22:42 +0000

A recent news story from Wisconsin shares some bad news: the state is at risk of losing out on the … [continued]

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New CO2 Energy Storage System Could Blow Past Li-Ion

December 5, 2023 admin carbon dioxide, clean power, Energy, Energy Storage, Italy, long-duration energy storage, renewable energy, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), usa, wind energy, wisconsin

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 15:05:12 +0000

This new CO2-based long duration energy storage system from the Italian startup Energy Dome will blow past conventional lithium-ion battery systems, if all goes according to plan.

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