Joining the ranks of states like California, the Wisconsin senate has overwhelmingly passed a bill that requires 10% of electricity generated in the state to come from renewable sources by 2015. [article here] The bill, if passed by the state assembly, would generate billions in (mostly) wind-power projects for the local economy as well as take preasure off existing fossil fuel based generators. It’s especially refreshing to see this kind of leadership coming to fruition in the nation’s heartland – and also that it’s been an enthusiastic, bi-partisan effort.
Wisconsin Proposing 10% Renewable Electricity Requirement
By Nick Aster | February 22nd, 2006 
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February 22, 2006 at 12:10 pm PST | LoneTree writes:
On Wisconsin! I wish it were higher, but I’ll take any reasonable increase.
February 22, 2006 at 15:03 pm PST | Anonymous writes:
I hope this spreads elsewhere
February 27, 2006 at 8:24 am PST | Treehugger writes:
Wisconsin Proposes 10% Renewable Electricity Bill
The Wisconsin senate has passed a bill that requires 10% of the electricity generated in the state to come from renewable sources by 2015. The bill is now headed to the state Legislature. It is designed, in large part, to reduce Wisconsin’s dependence…
August 13, 2008 at 0:22 am PDT | albertjames writes:
The advanced renewable tariff proposal has two elements: (1) a requirement on utilities to offer advanced renewable tariffs to qualifying generators within their service territories; and (2) a set of goals for increasing the contribution of distributed renewable generation to a utility’s system mix. Suggested goals are 2% by 2020 and 3% by 2025.
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