Cheq Bay Renewables
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization working to make renewable energy more accessible in Ashland and Bayfield counties
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Top News

The Ashland Daily Press updates us on the Bad River solar-plus-storage project.  Read the 9-24-19 online edition article here. 

"Tour sheds light on power of the sun" by Michelle Jensen of the Ashland Daily Press talks about Cheq Bay Renewables solar tour on September 28th and 29th.

Wisconsin Tribes Plan Green Updates With Help of Department of Energy Grants by Elizabeth Dohms for WPR.  Published August 9, 2019

August 16, 2019:  Governor Tony Evers announces goal of 100% clean energy by 2050.  Read press release here and executive order here.

July 23, 2019:  DOE Announces $16 Million for 14 Tribal Energy Infrastructure Deployment Projects.  The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is one of those 14 projects.  Read the DOE press release here.

July 17, 2019:  Check out our new blog page (top right corner).  Read our views and offer your comments/opinions.  

June 11, 2019:  The Washburn City Council approves moving forward with a 100kW ac solar installation at their waste water treatment plant.  Read more about the Washburn/Bayfield Solar Project here.

If you have solar and are wondering if you're receiving the proper credits from your utility, check out this page for more information. 

March 29, 2019:  Bayfield County and the Greater Bayfield Waste Water Treatment Plant receive RECIP awards.  Read more about the Washburn/Bayfield Solar Project here.

Future looks bright for Cheq Bay Renewables by Heidi Clausen.  Printed in The County Today, a newspaper about rural life.

Cheq Bay Renewables receives RENEW WI's 2018 Renewable Energy Champion award.  Read RENEW's press release here. 

Washburn School Commits to Solar for '19 by Hope McLeod for the Ashland Daily Press, Jan. 2, 2019

How rural northern WI logged a record-setting solar group buy.  Midwest Energy News


Visit the News page for additional articles.

Upcoming Events & Calendar

October 22nd, 2019:  Public Service Commission of Wisconsin public hearing regarding Xcel's proposed Second Circuit Transmission Line project.  6:00pm Harbor View Event Center
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October 23rd, 2019 at 2:00pm
Monday, November 4th, 2019:  Electric Vehicle Grant Opportunity.  At WITC conference room, 6:00pm-7:30pm.  Cheq Bay Renewables is teaming up the Ashland and Bayfield County Extension to promote the implementation of Electric Vehicles in the area.  Learn about EVs and sign-up for a potential $5K grant opportunity for each vehicle purchased. 
November 13th, 2019:  Citizen's Climate Lobby monthly meeting. 5:00pm Sigurd Olson Institute at Northland College. 

Featured Examples

Cheq Bay Renewables has teamed up with Madison Solar Consulting and Robert Drevlow to assist the Drummond School District with an energy efficiency and solar PV assessment.  Through a WI Energy Innovation Grant two reports were produced which can be read here, School Energy and Demand Reduction Opportunity Assessment and Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Site Assessment.    Read more on the Drummond School District Initiative page.
Roy Settgas of Washburn's Ready-to-Install solar array is part of our 2019 Solar Group Buy and will be featured on our 2019 Solar Tour.  He is building it himself and saving $$$$.  Watch Roy install his array here.
Wild Hollow Farm was one of the new installations in CBR's 2018 Solar Group Buy.  Read their profile here showing the financial details of this 32 panel 8.64 kW RTI installation
​Three commercial sites go solar the summer of 2018 as part of CBR Commercial Solar Initiative.  Read more about Highland Valley Farm, Hauser's Superior View Farm and Griggs Cattle Company here.
​Washburn High School students make a request to the WI Public Service Commission for more renewable energy.  Recording in two parts. 
Part 1 click here
Part 2 click here
At the Table: Communities and Utilities Working Together.  Recording of session in three parts. 
Part 1 click here
Part 2 click here
​Part 3 click here
Check out the Examples page to see more!