Energy Policy
WGF analyses and statements on energy policy in Wisconsin, including generation, distribution, energy sources, and efficiencies. This work is developed by the Energy Policy Work Group, and is closely allied with our Climate Change work.
Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Reroute: 2024 Updates
Drilling for Pipeline Construction Project in Northern Wisconsin. Photo: John Spangberg
Two regulatory milestones for Enbridge L5R
The regulatory process for the controversial Enbridge Line 5 petroleum pipeline re-route (L5R) crossed two major milestones in late summer 2024.
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Celebrating IRA Funding at Black Business Hub
Celebrating Climate Funding
On August 14, 2024, Paul Heinen, Policy Director of Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF), joined 70 celebrants of the 2-year-old Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at the new Black Business Hub in Madison. Through the IRA, over $920 Million has been invested in Wisconsin. To begin this needed work, in 2022, President Biden sent …
Read More >Vista Sands Solar Farm – WGF Public Testimony
WGF’s Public Testimony on the proposed Vista Sands Solar Farm
An update on how we’re fighting for renewable energy and wildlife conservation.
Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) continues to seek several modifications to the proposed Vista Sands Solar Farm development. We’re working so this unprecedented expansion of renewable energy production – a necessary step toward attaining the …
Read More >Opportunity for Action: Public Hearing on Vista Sands Solar Farm
Solar panels in Wisconsin. Credit: Mark Asplund
Your voice is needed to support renewable energy production and protect Wisconsin’s wildlife.
As you may know, Wisconsin’s Green Fire has been engaged with other conservation organizations reviewing the 6,700-acre Vista Sands Solar Farm application. The final approval of this project rests with the Public Service …
Read More >WGF Submits Comments on Vista Sands Solar Farm DEIS
Wisconsin’s Green Fire sends comment letter to the Public Service Commission (PSC).
We submitted our organizational comment letter on PSC Docket Number 9820-CE-100 on June 14, 2024. In this letter, experts from our Climate and Energy, Fisheries, and Wildlife Work Groups collaborated to provide a detailed set of comments on the 147-page Draft Environmental Impact …
Read More >Opportunity for Action: Comment on Vista Sands Solar Farm
Photovoltaic panels, Image by StockSnap from Pixabay
Your opinion matters!
Send a comment to the Public Service Commission about the draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Vista Sands Solar Farm by June 14, 2024. Read …
Read More >Guest Blog: Net Metering and Wisconsin’s Clean Energy Future
The following blog post was written by Mark Asplund, a member of Wisconsin’s Green Fire’s Energy and Climate Change Work Group. Here, Mark describes two proposals currently under consideration by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission affecting net metering – a utility billing policy that supports customers with self-generating electricity sources like rooftop solar panels.
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Read More >WGF Hosts Wisconsin’s Clean Energy Plan: Opportunities for WGF Impact Webinar
On May 12, 2022, Wisconsin’s Green Fire hosted a webinar with WGF Energy Work Group member Keith Reopelle, moderated by Energy Work Group co-chair Gary Radloff. In this 75-minute webinar, Keith discussed Wisconsin’s first clean energy plan (CEP). The CEP, released on April 20, 2022, puts Wisconsin on the path to 100 …
Read More >Wisconsin’s Green Fire Encourages Members to Participate in Wisconsin’s Energy Democracy Process
This blog post provides background information on parallel energy generation purchase rates. We encourage WGF members to submit comments to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on the Alliant Energy parallel energy generation case by Friday April 29th, and stay tuned to our website for updates on further opportunities for public comments …
Read More >WGF Comments on Enbridge Line 5 Re-Route draft Environmental Impact Statement
WGF 2022 Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement
In December 2021, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) released the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Enbridge Line 5 crude oil pipeline re-route in northern Wisconsin. Wisconsin’s Green Fire testified at the public hearing on February 2, 2022 and submitted Read More >