Alternative Energy

A first of its kind energy storage system coming to Wisconsin took another step forward this month, almost a year after the project was announced.

A small northeast Wisconsin utility is the only regulated electric provider in the state that’s expected to increase its carbon emissions by the end of the decade. But officials with the municipality-owned utility say they’re working on a major project to turn that around.

Wisconsin is lagging behind some of its neighbors in terms of adoption of solar energy, but advocates say a few policy changes could help turn the tide. A state-by-state map […]

Wisconsin continued to make progress in its transition to renewable energy in 2023, but environmental advocates say there’s still a long way to go. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, […]

A pair of Republican lawmakers are circulating bills that would allow Wisconsin to use federal funds to nearly double the number of publicly available high-speed electric vehicle charging stations around […]

Wisconsin Democrats are proposing a package of bills aimed at addressing climate change, but the plans don’t have buy-in from Republicans who run the state Legislature. The 20 bills focus […]

The parent company of We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service announced in an earnings call Tuesday it plans to eliminate coal as an energy source by the end of 2032, […]

This year marks the 40th anniversary of a landmark ruling that reaffirmed the 1837 treaty rights of a northern Wisconsin tribe to hunt, fish and gather on ceded territory. In […]

Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands dwell below a Bayfield hilltop orchard where, for a short time this summer, mature apple trees were accompanied by 100 potted poplars. The young […]

Several power providers hope to begin construction next spring on a roughly $700 million gas-fired power plant in Superior despite regulatory hurdles and opposition from environmental groups. On Thursday, Minnesota […]