Legacy Solar Co-op recently announced the launch of its Northwoods Solar Group Buy, in collaboration with Carlson Electric. Read the full press release here.
The Value of Solar: (Feb., 2021)
Michigan Tech professor Joshua Pearce has released a new paper quantifying the value of solar put onto the grid by distributed resources like participants in our solar group buys. Here is an easy to read news article by Michigan Tech News and if you are into the technical paper, you can find it here. Bottom line: solar generators have been under compensated for years!
Michigan Tech professor Joshua Pearce has released a new paper quantifying the value of solar put onto the grid by distributed resources like participants in our solar group buys. Here is an easy to read news article by Michigan Tech News and if you are into the technical paper, you can find it here. Bottom line: solar generators have been under compensated for years!
RENEW WI announces EV for Good grant program. RENEW Wisconsin, a Madison-based renewable energy advocacy organization, has announced the start of a new grant program titled EVs for Good. The program will foster the expansion of electric vehicles (EVs) among mission-based nonprofits throughout Wisconsin. Read the press release here.
June 2020, New Day Advocacy Center moves forward with solar project. Read more here and find out how you can help.
City of Washburn's Robust Financing Shines with the Sun
Energy on Wisconsin
November 2019
Bad River Tribe embarks on $2M biggest-in-state solar project
Ashland Daily Press
Sept. 24, 2019
Tour sheds light on power of the sun
Ashland Daily Press
Sept. 19, 2019
Wisconsin Tribes Plan Green Updates With Help of Department of Energy Grants
Wisconsin Public Radio
Aug. 9, 2019
Ashland Daily Press
Sept. 19, 2019
Wisconsin Tribes Plan Green Updates With Help of Department of Energy Grants
Wisconsin Public Radio
Aug. 9, 2019
Governor Evers announces goal of 100% clean energy by 2050
August 2019
Read press release here and executive order here.
August 2019
Read press release here and executive order here.
DOE announces $16M for 14 tribal energy infrastructure deployment projects
July 2019
Read the press release here
July 2019
Read the press release here
Washburn city council approves 100kW solar installation at waste water treatment plant
March 2019
Read more about the Wasburn/Bayfield Solar Project here
March 2019
Read more about the Wasburn/Bayfield Solar Project here
Greater Bayfield Waste Water Treatment Plant and Bayfield County receive Focus on Energy RECEIP grant awards
March 2019
Read more about the Wasburn/Bayfield Solar Project here
March 2019
Read more about the Wasburn/Bayfield Solar Project here
Future looks bright for Cheq Bay Renewables
The Country Today
January 2019
Bill Bailey and his wife, Gayle Chatfield, were researching energy alternatives for their energy-hungry greenhouse business just south of Bayfield along the Chequamegon Bay, an inlet of Lake Superior, when they realized they had tapped into something much bigger than themselves.
Read full article
The Country Today
January 2019
Bill Bailey and his wife, Gayle Chatfield, were researching energy alternatives for their energy-hungry greenhouse business just south of Bayfield along the Chequamegon Bay, an inlet of Lake Superior, when they realized they had tapped into something much bigger than themselves.
Read full article
Cheq Bay Renewables receives RENEW WI's 2018 Renewable Energy Champion award
January 2019
Read RENEW WI press release here and the award here
January 2019
Read RENEW WI press release here and the award here
Commentary: It's Time to Update Wisconsin's Energy Policy
Energy News Network
January 2019
When it comes to Wisconsin energy policy, the lack of voter concern shows. The consequences are becoming apparent.
Read full article
Energy News Network
January 2019
When it comes to Wisconsin energy policy, the lack of voter concern shows. The consequences are becoming apparent.
Read full article
Washburn School Commits to Solar for '19
Ashland Daily Press
Jan. 2, 2019
Ashland Daily Press
Jan. 2, 2019
Washburn School District receives two Solar for Good grants.
December 2018
Solar Grant Program to Generate $4.5 Million in New Solar Energy Projects for Wisconsin Nonprofits
RENEW Wisconsin’s Solar for Good program will issue 36 grants to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations to install new solar-electric systems. Altogether, these grants will total over $445,000 and will lead to more than $4.5 million in new solar investment. The new solar arrays, planned for installation over the next twelve months, will add 2.13 megawatts (MW) of new solar power to Wisconsin’s electric mix. Read full article here.
December 2018
Solar Grant Program to Generate $4.5 Million in New Solar Energy Projects for Wisconsin Nonprofits
RENEW Wisconsin’s Solar for Good program will issue 36 grants to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations to install new solar-electric systems. Altogether, these grants will total over $445,000 and will lead to more than $4.5 million in new solar investment. The new solar arrays, planned for installation over the next twelve months, will add 2.13 megawatts (MW) of new solar power to Wisconsin’s electric mix. Read full article here.
How Rural Northern Wisconsin Logged a Record-setting Solar Group Buy
December, 2018
“It was a unique situation,” an energy company official said — an all-volunteer citizens nonprofit group led the charge.
Growing plants year-round is not easy in often-frigid, wind-swept Chequamegon Bay in northern Wisconsin just off Lake Superior.
But Bill Bailey and his wife Gayle Chatfield have been able to do just that, using almost entirely renewable energy, for the past five years. In 2013 they installed 13.5 kilowatts of solar PV to power their commercial greenhouse operation; a few years earlier they had gotten solar thermal units for the greenhouses. Read full article here.
December, 2018
“It was a unique situation,” an energy company official said — an all-volunteer citizens nonprofit group led the charge.
Growing plants year-round is not easy in often-frigid, wind-swept Chequamegon Bay in northern Wisconsin just off Lake Superior.
But Bill Bailey and his wife Gayle Chatfield have been able to do just that, using almost entirely renewable energy, for the past five years. In 2013 they installed 13.5 kilowatts of solar PV to power their commercial greenhouse operation; a few years earlier they had gotten solar thermal units for the greenhouses. Read full article here.
Public Service Commission Awards $5M In Energy Innovation Grants
Grants Will Fund Projects In Ashland, Drummond and Bayfield County
Friday, October 5, 2018
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is awarding around $5 million in energy innovation grants. Schools and local governments in northern Wisconsin are among those that received funding to reduce their energy consumption.
Read full article here.
Grants Will Fund Projects In Ashland, Drummond and Bayfield County
Friday, October 5, 2018
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is awarding around $5 million in energy innovation grants. Schools and local governments in northern Wisconsin are among those that received funding to reduce their energy consumption.
Read full article here.
At the Table: Communities and Utilities Working Together
UW Extension
February 2018
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UW Extension
February 2018
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Washburn High School students make a request to the WI Public Service Commission for more renewable energy
Superior Days
February 2018
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Superior Days
February 2018
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