Wisconsin — DE Information

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Resources

Natural Gas

• Natural gas prices
• Natural gas production and use
• Natural gas summary statistics (PDF 455 KB) — Shows dry production, gas consumption, deliveries to consumers, number of wells, average gas prices, and net interstate movements of gas (i.e., net import or export).

Renewable Energy and Load Reduction

• Biopower
• Geothermal energy
• Solar energy
  • Solar electricity (PV)
  • Concentrating solar power
• Wind energy
  • Detailed wind speed map (annual average)
• Energy efficiency

Case Studies

Examples of DE installations, arranged by technology.

Power Generation

• Renewable energy projects — A summary and full list of operating facilities in the state.
• Biopower
  • Manure digester produces 750 kW at 1800-cow dairy farm — Tinedale Farms, Wrightstown, Wisconsin.
• Solar electricity
  • Crandon, Pulaski, and Oshkosh-West public high schools (PDF 521 KB)
  • 23.6-kW building-integrated PV system — Mary Ann Cofrin Hall, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
• Wind power
  • Two wind turbines generate 1.32-MW of power (PDF 41 KB) — We Energies installation, Decker Farm, Byron, Wisconsin.

Energy Storage

• Six SMES systems provide grid support for Wisconsin Public Service (1.9 MB) (WPS) — WPS Northern Loop, Wausau to Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

Load Reduction

• Efficient lighting, occupancy sensors, and variable-frequency air-handling drives allow federal building to achieve 56 kBtu/sq. ft. annually — Madison U.S. Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin.
• Lighting upgrades, energy management, and HVAC improvements help historic building achieve 58 kBtu/sq. ft. annually — Milwaukee Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Utility Contacts

• Electric utilities and wholesalers — From DOE's Energy Information Administration.
• Nonutility power producers — From DOE's Energy Information Administration.

Permitting and Environmental Regulations

• Regulations and licensing — Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
• Clean Air Act state implementation plan

Other Information

• Wisconsin renewable energy vendors

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