Energy
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Manitowoc utility working on renewable project as regulators say its emissions are rising
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.
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Stevens Point passes resolution pledging to be carbon neutral by 2050
Stevens Point recently became the latest Wisconsin city to pass a nonbinding resolution pledging to be carbon neutral by 2050.
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Power exec cites need for NTEC gas plant
Dairyland Power Cooperative CEO Ben Porath spoke with WPR’s “Morning Edition” about the benefits of the proposed Nemadji Trail Energy Center.
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‘We don’t want it’: Superior mayor, resident voice dismay over proposed gas plant
There is a growing number of officials and citizens hesitant to the project, says Superior Mayor Jim Paine. Chief among their concerns are public health and environmental issues.
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Almost all of Wisconsin could have access to broadband by 2030, PSC chair says
The leader of the state Public Service Commission estimates that almost every underserved or unserved area in Wisconsin could have broadband access by 2030, calling that a “conservative estimate.” At […]
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Public weighs in on proposed pipeline reroute in northern Wisconsin
More than 130 people registered to weigh in Tuesday morning on a federal draft environmental review of a Canadian energy firm’s proposal to reroute an oil and gas pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribe’s reservation.
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Data centers are driving up energy demand nationally. What does that mean for Wisconsin?
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, data centers are “energy intensive” buildings, using 10 to 50 times the energy per floor space of a typical commercial office building.
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Large commercial buildings in Madison must start reporting energy use, a first in Wisconsin
Madison is the first city in Wisconsin to mandate energy tracking at commercial buildings.
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Over 50 locations across Wisconsin selected for federally funded EV charging stations
More than 50 locations across Wisconsin will host the first federally funded high-speed electric vehicle stations in the state.
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Alliant Energy plans to convert Sheboygan coal plant to natural gas in 2028
Alliant Energy plans to convert its coal-burning power plant in Sheboygan County into a natural gas plant in 2028.