Scholarship awarded; Power prices climb; Feds to underwrite new nuke loans; Former lawmaker heads agency
Van Sickle Scholarship awarded University of Wisconsin Law School student Will Kramer of Middleton is…
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Transmission buildout completed; ATC invests in developer; Stepp heading EPA region; Market changes pondered; Duke, others, exiting nuke projects
Transmission buildout completed The upper Midwest transmission grid’s biggest expansion in four decades was completed…
Youth Board elected; Jump River names new manager; Price director passes; Nominees confirmed; Consumers losing in IL retail competition
Youth Board members elected Sponsored by local electric cooperatives across the state, more than 120…
Electric Youth in D.C.; House okays protections; Carbon capture project dropped; Nuke plant construction up; Cease-fire signaled on restructuring
House okays utility wildfire protections Electricity providers would gain freedom to bypass red tape when…
New co-op solar project energized; Badger Coulee construction halt lifted; Lighting key to reduced energy use; TMI set for early retirement; Dairyland to add gas plant
New co-op solar project energized A new utility-scale solar generation facility was brought on line…
Cooperators in D.C.; CCS project stalled; Construction blocked on transmission segment; Co-ops claim win with rural task force; Shorthanded FERC to get shorter?
Co-ops claim win with rural task force Creation of a Rural America Task Force, announced…
Cruising the Capitol; Second interim application filed; International group finds CO2 emissions flat; Cyber defenses stepped up
Cruising the Capitol Decision makers for cooperatives and the state met recently in Madison for…
Wisconsin deregulation bid sidetracked; More co-op solar on line; Is Paris burning? 2019 goal set for St. Croix wind farm; Clean Power Plan order expected
Wisconsin deregulation bid sidetracked A move by high-volume industrial electricity users to revive Wisconsin’s plans…
Cyber issues; Big nukes struggle; Wind farm’s future unclear; Gas dominated coal in ‘16; Kemper plant closer to full operation
Conference, senators, ponder cyber issues Prevention of cyberattacks on utility systems is important, but more…
NRG has Carbon-Capture Underway; More Controversy over Nuke-Waste; After Bailout, Exelon Went Hiring; Michigan Tightens Requirements; New Source Arguments Stay on Schedule
NRG has carbon-capture underway The first major utility-scale application of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS)…