January 10, 2011. Milwaukee Magazine News Buzz
Wisconsin was an early leader in offering generous incentives for homeowners and businesses to install solar panels. But until recently, in the state’s largest city, there were few contractors who could install them. That’s beginning to change...

January 4, 2011. Contractor Magazine
Several Milwaukee firehouses are enjoying more domestic hot water thanks to a solar water-heating program sponsored by a collaboration of Caleffi North America, contractor Milwaukee Solar LLC, the Midwest Renewable Energy Association and Milwaukee Shines, which is a program run by the City’s Office of Environmental Sustainability.

September 8, 2010. Milwaukee Shines
In the 1890's, the expansive rooftop of Milwaukee Public Library was designed simply to keep out the weather. Over a century later, Milwaukee's visionaries decided to turn 30,000 sq. ft. of the library’s roof into a green roof full of rainwater-loving plants—and a solar power plant.

August 1, 2010. Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
People seeking training for careers in renewable energy - especially solar power - will benefit from an ambitious project by Milwaukee Area Technical College and local firms.

May 10, 2010. Alternative Energy Center
It’s easy to understand why states like California and Texas might opt for clean, renewable solar energy to replace fossil-fuel electricity generation. Each has large areas of solar insolation whose values approach 5.5 (on a scale of 2.0 to 9.0 in the continental United States).

March 20, 2010. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
New financing mechanisms for renewable energy and energy conservation are building across the state, as cities and utilities encourage homeowners to make their houses more efficient.
In Milwaukee, a new solar loan program adopted by the Common Council will set up revolving loans that homeowners can repay on their property tax.
Milwaukee will...

March 19, 2010. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A new business council is forming to help Milwaukee develop a manufacturing cluster for solar hot water components. When most people think of solar, they think of photovoltaic panels. But plenty of other products are linked to solar. In the case of solar hot water - systems that use power generated by the solar panels to heat water -...

March 16, 2010. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin's added a lot of solar power in the past decade -- enough to lead the Midwest, based on information supplied to a national open database just unveiled to the public.

March 15, 2010. Energy Empowers
In Milwaukee, Wis., some students are using a now-legendary story, Recovery Act funding, a local rivalry and the know-how of some dedicated energy professionals to learn about the clean energy sector and produce renewable energy at their schools. When Vipin Gupta, Tiger Team project lead at the U.S. Department of...

March 8, 2010. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Helios USA would be the second renewable energy manufacturer to locate in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley. Helios USA, which plans to make solar panels, is seeking a $500,000 loan from the Milwaukee Economic Development Corp., according to Journal Sentinel commercial real estate writer Tom Daykin. Helios would operate from the Canal Street...