Going for green: Wisconsin power companies look to renewables

As technology continues to advance, Wisconsin power companies are continuing to increase their reliance on renewable energy sources for power.

Some power companies have goals to significantly increase renewable energy usage by 2030, primarily through advances in wind and solar energy. This follows a trend of continued efforts by major power companies including Xcel Energy, Madison Gas and Electric, Dairyland Power, Alliant Energy and We Energies to make energy production cleaner....

...Despite power companies’ continued efforts to rely on more environmentally friendly power sources, it is always a balance between meeting power needs and going green, Mirasola said.

Mirasola said it’s important to be able to serve customers’ electricity needs reliably, and renewable energy sources don’t always allow for that, since there’s no way to store power, it’s not always windy and the sun doesn’t shine at night.

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Ken Notes: READ THIS... We need to keep the dialogue open and work with the companies to advance these issues. Do NOT point fingers, reach out and shake a hand and ask how can we help. Wisconsin could lead in this shift but we have little or no political cover so working with the actual providers is the best option. Companies could lead the charge here --- here is what we want, what we can afford, and what we are willing to do to help.