CREWE Lauds Milwaukee’s Solar Efforts
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Madison, WI—The coalition Clean, Responsible Energy for Wisconsin’s Economy (CREWE) today recognizes the City of Milwaukee for making it easier for its residents to install solar power, following the ordinance passing through the Common Council on Tuesday. The measure now goes to Mayor Barrett for his signature.
“Wisconsin benefits as a whole when communities take proactive steps in environmental conservation,” Thad Nation, executive director of CREWE, said. “We hope other cities in the state follow Milwaukee’s example.”
Homeowners in Milwaukee can now take advantage of a “revolving loan program” in which they can take up to 15 years to repay—through their property tax—the installation costs of solar power (up to $20,000). Benefits for homeowners then include reduce energy costs from the solar power as well as incentives from Focus on Energy and Federal Investment Tax Credit.
For more information, please visit
http://www.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccCouncil/2010PDF/Solar_PACE_Manual.pdf.
CREWE is a coalition that formed to advocate meaningful change in energy policy consistent with the Governor’s Global Warming Task Force final report, which will have a positive impact on Wisconsin’s economic development and security while fostering job creation.
CREWE’s membership consists of CleanPower, Alliant Energy, EcoEnergy, Johnson Controls, Xcel Energy, C5•6 Technologies, Axley Brynelson, Madison Gas and Electric, Orion Energy Systems, Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin Energy Corp., Poblocki Sign
Company, Emerging Energies of Wisconsin, MillerCoors, American Transmission Co., WPPI Energy, DTE Energy Services, Kranz, Inc. and Greenwood Fuels.
The coalition is dedicated to joining forces with other supporters to promote responsible policies that address climate change; create jobs; promote energy efficiency, reliability and independence; and mitigate the economic impacts of rising energy costs.
For more information on joining this campaign, please visit www.WICREWE.com and follow CREWE on Twitter (@WI_CREWE).
Posted @ 4:23 p.m.
