Facts
Solar
One solution is clear: solar power creates jobs, drives innovation, and strengthens our economy as a key player in moving the Midwest toward a renewable energy future. Drought resistant. Environmentally friendly. A reliable source of natural energy, solar is a vast resource that can supply a significant portion of the Midwest’s electricity needs.
Powering Wisconsin understands the importance of a diversified energy grid and supports a robust solar market as a key component of our renewable energy portfolio. Powering Wisconsin shines a light on solar energy in Wisconsin by addressing issues such as land use, decommissioning, and siting standards for utility-scale solar projects. Additionally, we collaborate with members and within MISO to advocate for common-sense policies that maximize solar’ cost savings and benefits.
Storage
Storage infrastructure can reduce energy costs by increasing grid efficiency and improving reliability and flexibility While low-cost renewable energy production can fluctuate, a diverse electric grid combined with investments in energy storage ensures reliability and resilience for generations to come.
Powering Wisconsin supports competitive and reliable energy storage systems across the Midwest. Our advocacy is based on the vast range of energy storage provides. It can integrate resources, reducing negative environmental impacts, saving customers money, and increasing reliability and resilience. of the grid. Battery storage is economically viable today and ready to address many of the challenges our grid faces – now and in the future.
Wind
Wind is cost effective source of energy, wind power moves the Midwest toward a renewable energy future. Drought resistant and reliable, wind power generates electricity on the same land where our food is produced, increasing efficiency. Wind is the largest renewable energy source on the grid, and more cost-effective than current coal plants and competitive with existing natural gas.
Powering Wisconsin understands that the future of energy is in the wind. We provide reliable, credible, factual information for lawmakers, landowners, and the general public about the benefits of renewable energy, while amplifying wind energy’s positive legacy in the Midwest.