Via Wisconsin State Journal: Alliant Energy has announced plans to purchase about $900 million worth of new solar power plants in Wisconsin. The six projects totaling 675 megawatts of capacity — enough to power about 175,000 typical Wisconsin homes for a year — are the first phase in the Madison-based utility’s plans to add up … Continue reading Alliant Proposes $900M Solar Buy; 6 Farms would Power 175,000 Homes
Saratoga Solar Farm Plans Say Project Would Power 40,000 Homes, Create 300 Construction Jobs
Via Wisconsin Rapids Tribune: MADISON - Plans to construct a 150-megawatt solar farm in the town of Saratoga were filed Monday with state utility regulators, beginning a review process the project owner expects to be completed by early next year. According to the Certification of Public Convenience and Necessity application filed with the Public Service Commission: The … Continue reading Saratoga Solar Farm Plans Say Project Would Power 40,000 Homes, Create 300 Construction Jobs
Water Quality Task Force Report
The Speaker's Water Quality Task Force, comprised of many Wisconsin representatives and senators, was created in February 2019. The goal of this task force was to: (1) identify best practices for testing and data collection, measuring water quality in different parts of the state, and types of soil; (2) determine the sources and causes of … Continue reading Water Quality Task Force Report
Water Contamination Panel Discusses Problems, Solutions Monday in Nekoosa
Via Wisconsin Rapids Tribune: NEKOOSA - Some private wells in central Wisconsin contain seven times as much of the standard level of harmful contaminants, but at least one expert says there are ways to combat the problem using solutions from northern Europe. Infants and women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are the most … Continue reading Water Contamination Panel Discusses Problems, Solutions Monday in Nekoosa
Hundreds Pack H.S. Auditorium to Learn About Nitrate Contaminated Wells
Via WSAW: The auditorium at Nekoosa High School was filled with people Monday night hoping to learn about the latest data and potential solutions from a panel of experts talking about contaminated water in the central sands area of Wisconsin. The panelists included Ken Bradbury from the Geological Natural History Survey, Mark Borchardt from the … Continue reading Hundreds Pack H.S. Auditorium to Learn About Nitrate Contaminated Wells
Protect Wood County & Its Neighbors 