Green energy requires fewer workers to operate, so it’s vital that construction for these industries be done by local workers with high quality standards.
As sure as the sun will come up tomorrow, clean energy development in Wisconsin is about to take off. Just this month, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) approved the largest solar energy project in state history. Dozens more developments are in the planning stage, which means that if the state gets this right, the opportunity is there to make this one of the most exciting periods for job creation and economic growth in memory.
According to new research from the Midwest Economic Policy Institute (MEPI) and the Fiscal and Economic Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the State of Wisconsin’s stated goal of transitioning to 100% renewable energy by 2050 could grow the state’s…