21 MW of Wind Built and Commissioned
Utilities build and commission 33 Vestas V-47 wind turbines, totaling 21 megawatts, in eastern Wisconsin.
Utilities build and commission 33 Vestas V-47 wind turbines, totaling 21 megawatts, in eastern Wisconsin.
Wisconsin legislature adopts 1999 Act 9, which contains several significant energy provisions, including the creation of Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s ratepayer-funded energy conservation and renewables program.
RENEW Wisconsin hosts a conference in Appleton (Renewable Energy in Wisconsin – The Doors Are Opening) with over 160 attendees.
Wisconsin legislature adopts 1997 Act 204, which repeals the state’s Advance Plan process. As a trade-off, the law requires utilities to build 50 megawatts of renewable power.
RENEW becomes a founding member of Customers First Coalition, which is formed to fight against legislation aimed at deregulating the state’s electric power industry.