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See you Saturday at the Our Future Milwaukee Coalition event! So much great work to celebrate!
06/17/2026

See you Saturday at the Our Future Milwaukee Coalition event! So much great work to celebrate!

06/12/2026

Check out this informative, engaging video from HEET, featured in our last webinar, Scaling Geothermal: Networked Geothermal for Neighborhoods, Campuses, and Data Centers.
Geothermal is having its day!

06/09/2026

The sun is still shining and the winds of change still blowing…from Elektrek.co
“According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), renewable energy is poised to surpass methane gas (natural gas) capacity by the end of February 2027. This is through an increase in renewables, especially utility scale solar. The EIA anticipates a 75% increase in renewables compared to the prior 12 months. It also projects a slight decrease in natural gas capacity. As a result, renewable energy is poised to make up 39.8% of US energy and methane gas is expected to decline from 40% to 38.3% of the US energy grid.

This growth in renewable energy is also partly because of a growth of offshore wind. Though the federal administration has cancelled some projects, major projects funded with the IRA (such as a project in Maine) are moving forward despite attempts by the current administration to halt these projects.”

See more in our technical assistance newsletter
https://mailchi.mp/9a5bfbec226c/technical-assistance-update-may-2026?e=0ea7170612
Or link to stories in the linktree!

06/04/2026

Forward Together Wisconsin’s Technical Assistance Program supports communities and organizations across the State of Wisconsin. Our Technical Assistance can help your organization secure funding to advance energy efficiency or renewable energy implementation. These resources reduce climate impacts and save money, while increasing energy resilience.

Our Technical Assistance Newsletters provide regular updates about these resources.
Read the latest here
https://mailchi.mp/9a5bfbec226c/technical-assistance-update-may-2026?e=0ea7170612
Or link in the linktree!

What are you up to tomorrow? Have lunch with us!(Link to register in the linktree…see you then).
06/03/2026

What are you up to tomorrow? Have lunch with us!

(Link to register in the linktree…see you then).

Green Homeowners United, Forward Together Wisconsin, State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde, and clean energy advoc...
05/29/2026

Green Homeowners United, Forward Together Wisconsin, State Representative Supreme Moore Omokunde, and clean energy advocates are highlighting the release of a new research report showing how homeowners in Wisconsin can save money on energy costs ahead of utility rate increases and future grid demands from data centers.
“Energy costs are climbing across the United States, and Wisconsin homeowners and renters are feeling the pressure,” said Kevin Kane, chief economist for Green Homeowners United. “This research shows what actually works to help reduce consumer costs and address increased energy demand quickly and effectively.”

Green Homeowners United analyzed 200 income-qualifying energy assessments in Milwaukee and La Crosse — the most comprehensive apples-to-apples comparison of home energy efficiency savings in Wisconsin. Here’s what moves the needle most:
-Basement insulation saves homeowners an average of $173/year — and up to $550+
-Heat pump water heaters save an average of $314/year for homes with electric water heaters
-Attic insulation & air sealing saves an average of $119/year
-Air sealing alone saves an average of $64/year, and for some homes over $300
-Upgrading 38,471 homes to be energy efficient would effectively cover the energy use of a 200mw data center, and create 1,001 union jobs in the process
-Upgrading homes to be energy efficient was the second least expensive way, after wind power, to source the amount of power needed for the data center(s). Less than nuclear, coal, natural gas and solar/storage!

“This research shows that we can create good-paying union jobs, help families save money on their utility bills, reduce carbon emissions, and strengthen our energy grid all at the same time,” said Peter Drummond, executive director of Forward Together Wisconsin.
See the full report…link in the linktree!

Go big or go home! How about going big AND going home(s)? Our next webinar look at large scale neighborhood geothermal...
05/26/2026

Go big or go home! How about going big AND going home(s)? Our next webinar look at large scale neighborhood geothermal, and so much more! It’s just a few weeks away…join us!
Link in the linktree!

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05/18/2026

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We all have clean energy goals, right? Next week will be a GREAT week for upping your game! Of course there’s our lun...
05/15/2026

We all have clean energy goals, right? Next week will be a GREAT week for upping your game! Of course there’s our lunch and learn on the 19th>>>>
but put this webinar, by https://www.cleanegroup.org on your calendar too (May 21, 2 to 3 pm)!

“To meet its emissions reduction targets and decarbonization goals, Massachusetts – like many states – is working towards the electrification of its building and transportation sectors.

While these efforts will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, electrification will also increase the region’s electric demand, which is projected to double from 2020 levels by 2050. This, in turn, could lead to a new round of investment in fossil fuel generation.

A new report prepared by the Applied Economics Clinic on behalf of Clean Energy Group and Vote Solar makes the case that behind-the-meter solar and solar paired with storage systems are an underutilized but essential key to meeting Massachusetts’ rising electricity demand cleanly, affordably and equitably – and that, with the right program and policy adjustments, clean behind-the-meter resources could offset increases in demand, rendering new fossil fuel investments unnecessary.”

(Link in the linktree, right next to our registration to Lunch and Learn!)

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