RENEW WISCONSIN INC
Programs
Renewable Energy Advocacy and Education
RENEW PROVIDES EDUCATION ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGIES, LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF THESE ISSUES, AND ISSUES GRANTS TO BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS LOOKING TO PURCHASE RENEWABLE ENERGY EQUIPMENT. 2022 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: RENEW HOSTED OUR 11TH ANNUAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SUMMIT IN JANUARY. THIS HYBRID EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 600 RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, UTILITY LEADERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, STUDENTS, AND ADVOCATES; IN FEBRUARY, THE WISCONSIN STATE SENATE UNANIMOUSLY PASSED SB 692, WHICH UPDATED WISCONSIN'S PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY (PACE) PROGRAM. THE PACE BILL WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR EVERS IN MARCH; RENEW WISCONSIN, TOGETHER WITH A COALITION OF CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCATES, SUBMITTED COMMENTS IN MARCH TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN (PSCW) IN FAVOR OF PROTECTING AND IMPROVING NET METERING IN WISCONSIN; THE CITY OF RACINE IN APRIL UNVEILED THE LARGEST ALL-ELECTRIC BUS FLEET IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN; IN APRIL, RENEW ASSEMBLED A TEAM OF EXPERTS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR SETTING DISTRIBUTED GENERATION (DG) BUYBACK RATES TO COUNTER UTILITY EFFORTS TO UNDERVALUE CUSTOMER-SITED RENEWABLES; THE COMMISSION APPROVED ALLIANT ENERGY'S APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT 414 MEGAWATTS (MW) OF SOLAR GENERATION AT SIX LOCATIONS. WITH APPROVALS TOTALING NEARLY 1,100 MW, ALLIANT'S SOLAR PORTFOLIO IS SET TO BECOME THE LARGEST OF ANY MIDWEST UTILITY; THE PSCW APPROVED IN APRIL INVENERGY'S KOSHKONONG PROJECT IN EASTERN DANE COUNTY. THE PROJECT COMBINES 300 MW OF SOLAR GENERATION WITH 165 MW OF BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE; ALSO IN APRIL, THE PSCW AWARDED $10 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE ENERGY INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM (EIGP) TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, SOLAR AND STORAGE PROJECTS, AND CLEAN ENERGY PLANNING PROJECTS; GOVERNOR TONY EVERS INTRODUCED WISCONSIN'S FIRST-EVER CLEAN ENERGY PLAN AND CREATED A NEW OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTALLY FAIR POLICIES; RENEW WISCONSIN AND A GROUP OF SOLAR DEVELOPERS AND INSTALLERS LAUNCHED SOLARSHARE WI COOPERATIVE, A VEHICLE ENABLING MEMBERS TO POOL INVESTMENTS INTO DEVELOPING SMALL-SCALE SOLAR FARMS; RENEW WISCONSIN LAUNCHED TWO CAMPAIGNS, CLEAN ENERGY WORKS FOR WISCONSIN AND CLEAN ENERGY IS MADE IN WISCONSIN, TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF WISCONSIN CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS; ON MAY 22, RENEW WISCONSIN, WITH PRESENTING SPONSOR XCEL ENERGY, HOSTED THE 9TH ANNUAL "RIDE WITH RENEW" BIKE RIDE FUNDRAISER IN EAU CLAIRE, WI.TWO PETITIONS WERE FILED AT THE PSCW IN MAY SEEKING RULINGS TO CLARIFY THE ISSUE OF THIRD-PARTY-FINANCED RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION SERVING INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMERS BEHIND THEIR METERS; WISCONSIN SUBMITTED ITS WISCONSIN ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE (WEVI) PLAN, OUTLINING PLANS FOR SPENDING THE $78.65 MILLION OF AVAILABLE FUNDING TO BUILD, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING STATIONS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.3MProgram 1 [2025]
RENEW PROVIDES EDUCATION ABOUT RENEWABLE ENERGY, ADVOCATES FOR FAVORABLE CLEAN ENERGY POLICY, AND ISSUES GRANTS TO BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS LOOKING TO INSTALL SOLAR. IN 2025, RENEW SECURED MAJOR CLEAN ENERGY WINS ACROSS WISCONSIN. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION APPROVED LANDMARK PROJECTS - INCLUDING MAPLE GROVE SOLAR + STORAGE (260 MW SOLAR / 50 MW BATTERY), BADGER HOLLOW WIND, AND WHITEWATER SOLAR - TOGETHER ADDING NEARLY 600 MW OF RENEWABLE CAPACITY TO THE STATE'S GRID. ON POLICY, RENEW ADVANCED THE CONVERSATION ON WISCONSIN'S CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE BY SUBMITTING TESTIMONY IN THE VALUE OF SOLAR STUDIES (VOSS) REVIEW, PRESSING FOR A FAIR AND MEASURED TRANSITION FROM NET ENERGY METERING. WE ALSO CHAMPIONED NEW COMMUNITY SOLAR LEGISLATION, BUILDING MOMENTUM TO EXPAND SOLAR ACCESS FOR RENTERS, SCHOOLS, AND NONPROFITS. THROUGH OUR FLAGSHIP SOLAR FOR GOOD PROGRAM, DOZENS OF NONPROFITS - FROM CHURCHES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDERS - INSTALLED SOLAR SYSTEMS THAT CUT COSTS AND STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. OUR NEW CLEAN ENERGY WORKS INITIATIVE BROUGHT STAFF INTO THE FIELD WITH SOLAR INSTALLERS, ENSURING THAT ADVOCACY IS GROUNDED IN THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF WISCONSIN'S CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE. FINALLY, OUR 14TH ANNUAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SUMMIT DREW RECORD ATTENDANCE, LAUNCHED A FIRST-EVER "DEMO DAY" WITH MREA, AND CONVENED POLICYMAKERS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES TO ACCELERATE WISCONSIN'S TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2M
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