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At the conferences we attend, my solar family and I man booths, walk conference floors, pop in workshops, go to parties, sit down together for meals, sleep when we can, and do it all over again for the next day. Anyone who is involved in the world of conferences knows the drill, and I think it deserves a TV show based on the humor that happens behind the scenes. Instead of “The Office,” think “The Conference.Wisconsin Wind Energy - News
The American Wind Energy Association has called on the Wisconsin Assembly not to act on AB 146, and instead to reconsider efforts to create and protect jobs in Wisconsin's wind energy industry. Today, Wisconsin has a number of thriving and growing
"Wisconsin is starting to stick out like a sore thumb in terms of its attitude toward clean energy." See Also: Developer Pulls Plug on Wisconsin Wind Farm Over Policy Uncertainty As Obama Extols Wisc. Cleantech, Fears of Governor's Anti-Wind Policies
POUGHKEEPSIE - Central Hudson Enterprises Corp., a subsidiary of CH Energy Group, has entered into a sale agreement with Duke Energy Renewables for the Shirley Wind Farm in Glenmore, Wis. CH Energy Group announced in October that
A fair like this brings together like-minded folk who appreciate everything from wind turbines and Wisconsin micro-brewed beer to solar panel arrays and cheese curds. The interests vary, but they all rotate around common themes of sustainability
View of the Priske Farm, with USDA funded wind generator, from the restored prairie field. Last week I had the opportunity to witness, firsthand, a good example of how rural farm families can overcome the challenges of a changing rural economy and
Wisconsin's Struggling Wind Sector Could Suffer Another ...
Wisconsin's clean energy industry is facing another rollback measure that could further stymie wind farm development and undermine the state's ability to meet renewable energy goals if it passes, advocates say.
Assembly Bill 146 would eliminate the four-year expiration date for renewable resource credits, also called renewable energy credits (RECs), that electricity providers can trade to meet state energy requirements within a given year. The measure would mean the RECs would never expire.
Wind industry officials say that a limited "shelf life" for RECs is necessary to encourage energy companies to commit to ongoing renewable energy development in the state. If RECs never expired, electricity providers could make a one-time purchase of credits and hold on to them indefinitely, they warn.
Under Wisconsin's renewable portfolio standard (RPS), 10 percent of electricity must come from renewables by 2015. Each credit represents 1 megawatt-hour of electricity generated from a cleaner energy source.
Supporters of the bill, which the Assembly's energy and utilities committee proposed in late May, say that the four-year cap is an unnecessary cost to ratepayers now that lawmakers have moved to restrict the location of wind turbines, essentially closing the door on new construction.
"When the RPS was originally passed [in 2006], the consensus was that allowing the credits to expire [after four years] would result in additional renewable generation being built in Wisconsin, such as wind farms, which would boost the 'green jobs' economy," Bill Skewes, executive director of the Wisconsin Utilities Association , said in a May 19 letter to legislators urging their sponsorship.
"Since that time, however, the environment for building wind in Wisconsin has changed dramatically. Rules for uniform wind-siting standards have been suspended and others have been proposed that would raise the bar even further, making Wisconsin a less attractive location than other states," Skewes said in a copy provided to SolveClimate News.
"Thus, the primary motivation for the expiration of RECs no longer exists."
Wind Siting Suspension Sets Stage
Skewes was referring to the March 2 suspension by a Republican-led legislative committee of new wind siting rules. The vote took place a day before the rules were set to take effect.
Wisconsin's Public Service Commission had finalized the rules last December after two years of information-gathering and strong bipartisan support for the measure. Under the measure, wind turbines would be built at least 1,250 feet from property lines, a distance meant to satisfy landowners concerned with noise and decreasing property values while still giving wind developers room to build.
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