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MISO FERMENTS A $1.8 TRILLION ENERGY PLAN

- May 25, 2021 | June 10, 2021 - Rob Danielson comment on MISO FERMENTS A $1.8 TRILLION ENERGY PLAN
State regulators, state lawmakers, federal lawmakers, and community energy planners: Does the prospect of households paying an additional $160 per month on their electric bills prompt you to wonder what else could be done with…
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Governor Evers Okays PSCW to Explore a Fairer…

- February 9, 2021 | February 9, 2021 - Rob Danielson comment on Governor Evers Okays PSCW to Explore a Fairer Distributed Solar Rate
SOUL is uncertain whether intervenors will be able to participate in Docket 1-AC-256  “Section 119 rule making,” but the new rules established by the Commission are likely to either propel or limit investment in distributed grid…
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Multi-National Wind Developer Seeks Wisconsin Landowner Commitments without…

- September 25, 2020 | October 16, 2020 - Rob Danielson comment on Multi-National Wind Developer Seeks Wisconsin Landowner Commitments without Public Information Meetings
Very few residents of Iowa and Lafayette Counties in Wisconsin are aware that a Canadian-owned, multinational corporation, Pattern LLC,1 has salespeople on the ground courting landowners to exchange a few hundred dollars for signed agreements…
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Understanding Wind System Proposal in Iowa and Lafayette…

- September 23, 2020 | September 23, 2020 - Chris Klopp comment on Understanding Wind System Proposal in Iowa and Lafayette Counties
Wind developers are making their way through large parts of Iowa and Lafayette counties persuading landowners to sign lease easements for large industrial wind turbines (WTs). What Pattern Energies is proposing is to site a…
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Getting Serious About CO2 -Part II

- August 10, 2020 | September 20, 2020 - Rob Danielson comment on Getting Serious About CO2 -Part II
State Efficiency Programs vs. Regional Transmission Expansion Planning        Through Fall 2019 and early Winter 2020, a team of five, volunteer citizen public intervenors accomplished what no organizations, public utilities, government entities or law…
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Getting Serious About CO2 -Part I

- July 31, 2020 | August 13, 2020 - Rob Danielson comment on Getting Serious About CO2 -Part I
Section I: Have I Got a Deal for You! Question: What business would make a similar investment seven times and not stop to check its performance? Answer: One that is guaranteed 10.2% return no matter…
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