Wisconsin sees biggest year for solar power in 2015

Wisconsin sees biggest year for solar power in 2015: Emily Hamer of the Badger Herald writes: "Solar power increases for businesses and utilities in Wisconsin led to three times more solar power installations for 2015 than any other before, according to numbers from Renew Wisconsin. Seven-and-a-half megawatts of solar power, enough energy to power 1,000 average sized homes, were installed in 2015, Tyler Huebner, Renew Wisconsin executive director, said. In previous years, he said, only two to three megawatts were installed, and most increases were residential rather than industrial. Huebner said one of the driving forces behind the increase comes from solar power costs dropping by 60 percent in the last six years. Most Wisconsinites use solar panels to offset the cost of other non-renewable energies, he added. 'You can do solar and actually save money,' Huebner said. 'And that’s really what’s turning the tide, especially for the businesses.'”...   ...more