tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196621512024-03-13T06:17:39.614-05:00Madison Peak Oil GroupHanZiBoihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10839784509853685872noreply@blogger.comBlogger1345125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-11483009586015728362013-02-28T09:53:00.001-06:002013-02-28T09:53:16.120-06:00RENEW petitions PSC to improve interconnection rules
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Immediate Release February 26, 2013More Information
Don
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Director
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RENEW
Petitions PSC to Improve Interconnection Rules
RENEW
Wisconsin (RENEW) filed a petition jboullionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08437273516963911300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-22903625342867035282013-01-24T12:29:00.000-06:002013-01-24T12:29:08.577-06:00RENEW's Keynote, Bill Ritter, with Milwaukee Public RadioJust before RENEW's policy summit, the keynote speaker, former Governor of Colorado, Bill Ritter, did an excellent interview on Milwaukee Public Radio. Listen to the interview below, or read the article "Colorado's Renewable Energy Economy Offers Model for Wisconsin" with Susan Bence (attached below).
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The Port of jboullionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08437273516963911300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-19676337711927198502012-12-14T11:53:00.002-06:002012-12-14T11:53:41.290-06:00Legislators set to speak at Powering Positive Action
Neither encouraged nor discouraged by state legislative election results, RENEW Wisconsin will hold its second annual energy policy summit to shape policy initiatives that will increase customer-driven renewable installations in 2013 and beyond. Register now!
Set for Friday, January 11, 2013 in Madison, RENEW Wisconsin’s summit, called Powering Positive Action, will synthesize the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-84551517808341738202012-12-07T10:43:00.003-06:002012-12-07T10:43:32.979-06:00Commentary: How Wisconsin regulators ‘tax’ renewable energy
Michael Vickerman's commentary in Midwest Energy News on the recent changes in WI renewable energy. Find the original post here.
Commentary: How Wisconsin regulators ‘tax’ renewable energy
RENEW Wisconsin's Michael Vickerman
Starting next January, the price of purchasing renewable energy voluntarily through monthly utility bills will spike to all-time highs, thanks to recent decisions Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-86168923366457966532012-12-05T11:39:00.000-06:002012-12-05T11:53:56.240-06:00RENEW Wisconsin’s Energy Summit Plans Policy Actions for 2013Immediate release:
December 5, 2012
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RENEW Wisconsin’s Energy Summit Plans Policy Actions Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-74670666306613443682012-11-28T12:01:00.002-06:002012-11-28T14:29:38.883-06:00Come one, Come all!
RENEW Wisconsin is excited to present the 2013 renewable energy policy summit, "Powering Positive Action!". Every business, organization, and individual interested in promoting clean renewable
energy in Wisconsin should attend.
At this year's Summit we will lay the policy foundation for Powering Positive Action in 2013 through investments in new renewable infrastructure serving Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-32068827715351490842012-11-12T11:09:00.001-06:002012-11-12T11:17:13.023-06:00State’s Renewable Standard Delivers Positive ResultsMore information
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State’s Renewable Standard Delivers Positive Results
Most utilities already meeting 2015 targets
Most Wisconsin electricity providers have already acquired all the renewable energy supplies they need to meet the state’s 10% target in 2015, according to the Public Service Commission (PSCW).
The agency’s Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-59972153882453123062012-11-07T11:37:00.002-06:002012-11-08T09:33:16.746-06:00The Real Meaning of Kewaunee’s Demise
A commentary by Michael Vickerman, Director, Policy and Programs at RENEW Wisconsin:
Shock waves reverberated across the Upper Midwest when Dominion Resources announced in late October that it would permanently shut down its Kewaunee nuclear generating station in early 2013. Operational since 1974, the Kewaunee station, located along Lake Michigan 30 miles Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-2279179352398731462012-11-05T12:03:00.000-06:002012-11-05T12:03:31.157-06:00Train Manufacturer Sues Wisconsin Over Default on Train ContractFrom a news release issued by Talgo:
On November 1, 2012, the Walker administration forced Talgo, Inc., to terminate its contract with the State of Wisconsin to build passenger trains to be used by the State for Amtrak’s Hiawatha line between Milwaukee and Chicago. Talgo has substantially completed the trains under its contract, but the State has arbitrarily decided not to put the trains in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-72010205912161745632012-10-17T11:08:00.000-05:002012-10-17T11:08:17.434-05:00Retired SC minister petitions for solar power
From an article in the Charlotte Observer by Sammy Fretwell. The situation for solar in South Carolina is much the same as it is in Wisconsin. Here, we have an example of a citizen fighting back for the right to clean energy:
COLUMBIA, S.C. Wiley Cooper says he was frustrated when an electric utility prevented his church from acquiring a money-saving solar power system last year.
Now, he’s Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-69983405880385153662012-10-15T10:41:00.000-05:002012-10-15T10:41:16.860-05:00Company and Local Officials Team Up to Advance “Epic” Wind Project
Immediate
release
October 15, 2012
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Michael Vickerman
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State’s largest customer-owned renewable energy system breaks ground
in Dane County
(Madison) – Within a day after receiving the go-ahead from
the Springfield town board, heavy construction equipment broke
ground on Epic Systems’ Galactic Wind Farm, a six-turbine facility along U.S.
Highway 12Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-32115766892935341622012-10-12T15:10:00.001-05:002012-10-12T15:11:41.571-05:00Wind project proposed for Dane CountyFrom an article Steven Verburg in the Wisconsin State Journal:
Epic Systems plans six wind turbines northwest of
Madison
Dane County's first array of commercial wind turbines
will rise hundreds of feet above the rolling hills along Highway
12 northwest of Madison under plans Epic Systems of Verona hatched
over the last four weeks.
The plan had to move quickly so thatUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-50025328955585717572012-10-04T09:29:00.000-05:002012-10-04T09:29:38.877-05:00Clean power for all (Offer not available in some areas)A great article from Erik Curren from Energy Bulletin. Here is an excerpt:
In this state, you’ll get coal. And you’ll like it too.Some parts of the United States offer excellent incentives and support to help level the playing field with grid power and make renewables affordable. And this public policy makes all the difference.
California may be #1 in solar, but un-sunny New Jersey Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-88939854615863413972012-09-28T15:03:00.001-05:002012-09-28T15:18:41.322-05:00Dane County exec. announces "Clean Lakes, Clean Energy" initiative
Michael Vickerman, RENEW director of programs and policy, gestures toward Lake Monona during the announcement of a "Clean Lakes, Clean Energy" initiative by Dane County Executive Joe Parisi (right in suit coat).
For Immediate Release
September 27, 2012
New technology to eliminate 100% of lake polluting phosphorus, expanded lake
clean‐up partnership, “CNG by 2023,” and Solar Powered “GreenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-3024101139865151342012-09-17T12:10:00.002-05:002012-09-17T12:10:27.380-05:00DeForest Area Progressives' Global Frackdown ActionWhat:
Social evening with screening of Gasland, Josh Fox's Academy Award nominated film:
"Gasland may become to the dangers of gas drilling what Silent Spring was to DDT" - Variety
"Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown."
Where:
DeForest ProgressivesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-28989597232905390942012-09-14T12:06:00.001-05:002012-09-14T12:07:07.462-05:00Fossil Fuel Industry Ads Dominate TV CampaignFrom an article by Eric Lipton and Clifford Krauss in the New York Times:
WASHINGTON — When Barack Obama first ran for president, being green was so popular that oil companies like Chevron were boasting about their commitment to renewable energy, and his Republican opponent, John McCain, supported action on global warming.
As Mr. Obama seeks re-election, that world is a distant memory. Some ofUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-22659544819403139922012-09-12T15:04:00.001-05:002012-09-12T15:04:27.560-05:00Grothman would take state backwardAn editorial in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
No, Mr. Grothman, wind energy is not tearing the state apart, and in fact, most of the state's utilities are well-positioned to meet the state's renewable standard requirement in 2015. Increasing the use of renewable energy in Wisconsin is needed to reduce the state's reliance on fossil fuels and to thus meet the challenges posed by climate change.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-88029627987796565812012-09-11T11:24:00.004-05:002012-09-11T11:25:03.113-05:00News Release: Utilities Get C on Renewable Energy Report CardMore information
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Utilities Get C on Renewable Energy Report Card
No Wisconsin utility graded higher than a B/C on a report card issued by
a renewable energy advocacy group, and C was the overall average for
the state’s five major utilities.
We Energies, headquartered in Milwaukee, earned a C Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-67903071274633439592012-09-07T12:16:00.001-05:002012-09-07T12:17:47.445-05:00We Energies CEO Sees Investment Opportunity in State-Owned Plants
An excerpt of an article from energy writer Thomas Content in the Journal Sentinel.
Acquiring some of Wisconsin's state-owned heating plants could be a
"significant investment opportunity" for We Energies, the utility's top
executive said.
We Energies CEO Gale Klappa discussed the utility's interest in
buying the state facilities during a presentation to Wall Street
analysts in New YorkUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-56516805349704513062012-09-06T09:42:00.002-05:002012-09-19T11:46:20.539-05:00Kohl's to Add Electric Car Charging Stations at Stores
From an article in BizTimes:
"Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's Department Stores today announced the company will expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging station initiative with 36 new stations across 18 additional Kohl's locations by the end of fall 2012.
The expansion spans three new states, including Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, and adds additional locations to the company'sUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-63753493995840952662012-08-15T11:25:00.002-05:002012-08-15T11:25:39.218-05:00Natural Gas: Wrestling With Reality August 10, 2012
A commentary by Michael Vickerman, RENEW Wisconsin
Wholesale natural gas prices are once again flirting with the
$3.00/MMBtu mark after the Energy Information Agency (EIA) reported this
week that working gas in storage increased by 24 billion cubic feet
(bcf) over last week’s totals. Compared with the five-year average of
45 bcf for the first week in August, the volume Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-725196839083260072012-08-13T09:26:00.001-05:002012-08-13T09:26:30.882-05:00India's Blackout Lesson: Coal Failed, Small Solar = Big ResultsFrom a story by Justin Guay, Sierra Club International Program:
Of course they still have to face the problems they have inherited from trying to copy/paste a centralized grid from the West. So what can they do to solve peak problems with the grid they already have in place? Deploy lots and lots of distributed solar and efficiency.
That's because, unlike coal, solar for the most part is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-14179306918512277202012-07-27T12:27:00.001-05:002012-07-27T12:28:50.296-05:00Webinar: The New Energy Reality, Aug. 2Here is a great opportunity to check out an ASPO-USA Webinar for free. The speaker, father of the “energy returned on energy invested” concept, is a really interesting guy, very funny.
Thursday, August 2, 11:00 - 12:30 pm Central
The New Energy Reality
Featuring Dr. Charles A.S. Hall - Professor, School of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York; Co-Author, Energy and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-8537117875999429652012-07-26T11:23:00.003-05:002012-07-26T11:23:59.972-05:00U.S. wind group: No evidence to support for Sen. Lasee's anti-wind claimsFrom a commentary in the Fond du Lac Reporter by John Anderson, director of siting policy for the American Wind Energy Association:
Wisconsin State Sen. Frank Lasee’s recent statements regarding the potential health effects of wind turbines are not supported by numerous government and peer-reviewed studies in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the U.K.
The Massachusetts Department of EnvironmentalUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19662151.post-20377279120699440152012-07-25T14:04:00.002-05:002012-07-25T14:04:48.108-05:00RENEW influences decisions of Focus on EnergyRENEW Wisconsin will continue to advocate for Focus on Energy to spend
the $10 million per year allocated for renewable incentives.
We intend to keep a close watch on how the Focus administrators spend
the money, and we told them so. These funds are being collected from
rate payers this year, so Focus should spend as much of the money this
year as possible. Simple!
RENEW effectively Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0