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La Crosse finds a path to solar despite third-party ownership hurdle
A lack of clarity over third-party-owned solar in Wisconsin has stymied cities’ efforts to install photovoltaics on municipal buildings, but one city says it’s come up with a workaround that could be replicated elsewhere. Wisconsin utilities have argued that state law prohibits companies from generating solar power on property they do not own. A common […]
Midwest lags, though Madison and Minneapolis shine in national clean energy policy ranking
Madison, Wisconsin’s clean transportation investments helped propel it ahead in an annual ranking of clean energy and energy efficiency plans. The analysis of 100 major cities by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) revealed that nationwide, cities are largely not on track to meet their own greenhouse gas reduction goals, and/or they don’t […]