News Articles
Both sides see costs in carbon bill (1/27/10)
Lawsuit may delay Bent Tree wind farm construction (1/27/10)
Governor pushes Global Warming bill in State of the State (1/26/10)
Green to Gold energy efficiency loan fund announced (1/26/10)
Oak Creek coal plant ready to roll (1/25/10)
Wisconsin Energy boosts dividend 18% (1/22/10)
Integrys completes downsizing of wholesale business (1/22/10)
State’s cost on green energy effort higher than expected (1/21/10)
Wind transmission grid weakens west of Wisconsin (1/20/10)
State lawmakers draw battle lines on energy bill (1/20/10)
NYT: “Wisconsin Opens Decade's First New Climate Efforts” (1/20/10)
WIEG worried about costs, mandates in climate change bill (1/19/10)
UW biomass power plant a gamble for the state (1/19/10)
$250 million “green diesel” from biomass at Park Falls paper mill (1/19/10)
MGE plans to switch Blount St from coal to gas this year (1/18/10)
MJS editorial in favor of Governor’s Global Warming bill (1/16/10)
WMC: Global warming bill kills state jobs (1/16/10)
Global Warming Task Force Chair: “Act now on climate change.” (1/11/10)
PSC approves 162MW, $400 million wind farm (1/11/10)
WPSC eager, willing to help cut energy use (1/10/10)
Energy bill centers on nuclear provision, job creation (1/8/10)
EPA proposes stricter ozone rules (1/7/10)
Natural gas rescues utility bills (12/29/09)
Gov. Doyle has state Global Warming bill as a priority in 2010 (12/29/2009)
Gov. Doyle says climate change bill key to driving state's green economy (12/28/09)
Senate Democrats to White House: drop cap-and-trade (12/27/09)
We Energies forecasts higher earnings after their rate hike (12/22/09)
Power plant dispute settled for $72 million (12/21/09)
Gov. Doyle backs away from “off the grid” goal for UW campuses (12/21/09)
State District Attorney surcharges now hitting We Energies bills (12/18/09)
Financial impact of proposed climate change bill debated (12/16/09)
Greenhouse gas limits lack bottom line (12/12/09)
State Global Warming bill is unveiled: will it hurt economy? (12/11/09)
Fuel price drop offsets WPSC and NSPW rate hikes (12/11/09)
Gov. Doyle outlines plans for trip to Copenhagen. (12/11/09)
Refunds offset Xcel electric rate hike. Electric increase for 2010 to be minimal, PSC says, but 'rate shock' may come later (12/10/09)
Global Warming bill sets stage for debate; debate in Madison will focus on green job creation and the tax burden for businesses (12/10/09)
Nine Wisconsin industrial companies get energy efficiency grants (12/10/09)
Endangerment Finding by EPA announced for CO2; could lead to greater economic regulations (12/9/09)
WEPCO explores the sale of their minority stake in Edgewater coal plant in Sheboygan (12/8/09)
Doyle defends climate legislation: business groups say bill will slow state’s recovery (12/4/09)
PSC approves We Energies’ legal settlement with environmental groups (12/3/09)
Anti-nuclear rally angers legislators & threatens Task Force legislation (12/2/09)
We Energies’ deal with conservation groups in jeopardy (11/27/09)
Job cuts & furloughs in 2010 for WPSC, Integrys (11/26/09)
WPL rate case preliminary decision: 6.4% average increase, 4.5 - 5% for industrials (11/25/09)
Declining sales mean rate increases for utilities (11/19/09)
Study outlines significant cost and rate impact of Global Warming Task Force recommendations (11/12/09)
Solar subsidies under discussion (11/16/09)
WEPCO rate case preliminary decision: 4% average increase, 2 – 3% for industrials (11/12/09)
Regulators punt on the $105 million environmental settlement (11/13/09)
Changes sought for Midwest in federal climate bill (11/12/09)
Integrys to sell more assets (11/10/09)
WEPCO has $500 million planned for two biomass plants (11/2/09)
WEPCO wind farm proposal runs into resistance over turbine noise, cost (10/24/09)
Wisconsin ranks 11th in energy efficiency (10/23/09)
Powerline projects to cost $2.5 billion (10/21/09)
Utility surcharge could make some ratepayers hot (10/16/09)
The cost of clean air (10/14/09)
Minnesota regulators approve WPL wind farm (10/1/09)
Lawmaker blasts global warming bill (10/7/09)
Lawmaker: Don’t raise rates for environmental legal settlement (10/1/09)
EPA moves to curtail greenhouse gas emissions (9/30/09)
Poll: Wisconsin voters oppose costly, Wisconsin-only Global Warming legislation (9/25/09)
WEPCO defends rate proposal (9/21/09)
WPSC working toward state renewable mandate (9/15/09)
State offered $409 million in failed GM bid (9/12/09)
Biomass plant plan triggers questions (9/12/09)
Natural gas prices at 7 year low (9/3/09)
Gov. Doyle presses for climate change bill & 25% RPS (9/2/09)
Health care debate moves action on climate bill to the back burner (9/2/09)
WEPCO teams with Domtar on 50 MW biomass CHP (9/1/09)
WIEG & CUB sue PSC over wind farm approval (8/29/09)
CapX2020 Update (8/31/09)
Nuclear waste now stored outside reactor (8/29/09)
WIEG & CUB sue PSC over wind farm approval (8/28/09)
Assembly Speaker says green jobs are a priority (8/27/09)
Wis. air officials talked 'payback' on environment (8/23/09)
Climate bill costly for Midwest (8/22/09)
Waxman-Markey’s impact on Wisconsin (8/19/09)
Point Beach nuclear plant seeks to raise output (8/13/09)
Hearings on Bay Front biomass conversion (8/11/09)
Tripling of Public Benefits funds urged, but opposed by heavy industry (8/10/09)
Oak Creek power plant expansion '85 percent finished' (8/8/09)
MGE reserves right to build 175 mw of wind in Iowa (8/5/09)
WPL revenue down for 2010; still seeking 9% more (7/28/09)
WEPCO applies for $127 million or 4.86% increase (7/6/09)
NSP seeks 5.7% increase (5/29/09)
WPL files for 9% rate increase (5/9/09)
WPSC files for 5% rate reopener (5/2/09)
WEPCO files for 2.8% rate increase (4/10/09)
Wisconsin Energy sees fall in sales (5/5/09)
Minnesota regulators approve the need for $2 billion CapX 2020 transmission plans (4/17/09)
WEPCO customers to receive $18.5 million fuel refund (4/16/09)
WIEG: In midst of recession, warnings that energy price increases on the way (4/14/09)
A careful approach to cap and trade (4/13/09)
Cap & trade would devastate Wisconsin manufacturers (4/11/09)
PSC report to offer strategies on cutting greenhouse emissions (4/6/09)
$627 million plan would slash Columbia plant's pollution (4/3/09)
WEPCO files for 2.8% increase for 2010 (3/13/09)
WPL and NextEra strike deal on $450 million wind farm (3/11/09)
WPSC and CUB have decoupling proposal approved (2/24/09)
NSP to apply for $58 million biomass boiler (2/24/09)
$12 billion regional powerline called “Green Power Express” is proposed (2/10/09)
WPSC says Commission ordering them to lobby on Global Warming (1/25/09)
WEPCO pulled back renewables planning request (1/22/09)
WPL may raise rates to cover losses from demand destruction (1/22/09)
American Transmission names Procario as CEO (1/22/09)
PSC calls for further study of wind turbines on Lake Michigan (1/15/09)
Schrock named president & CEO of Integrys (1/4/09)
