A renewable energy revolution

Madison’s Alliant Energy helps lead the way while Walker remains silent

The winds of change are suddenly blowing across Wisconsin, long a state that stood opposed to clean energy. Under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin has been a fiefdom of fossil fuel, as I’ve previously written, and more dependent on coal power than all but nine states.

But that’s about to change, led by top state utilities Alliant Energy of Madison and We Energies in Milwaukee, both of which have recently announced they will eliminate all use of coal power by 2050, reducing their carbon emissions by 80 percent...

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Ken Notes: Again I am glad to see major energy companies involved in renewables. I have been advocating for this for seven years.