Wisconsin Municipal Utility Solar Energy Cash Allowance

November 04, 2005

Summary

Several of Wisconsin's municipal utilities support customer use of solar energy by providing cash incentives for qualifying projects. The incentives vary by community but may include:

$1/watt for photovoltaic installations (maximum incentive of $1,000)
$15/square foot of collector area for new solar hot water systems (maximum incentive of $1,000)
50% of the cost of repair for existing solar hot water systems (maximum incentive of $500)

Participating municipal utilities are listed below. Contact Mike Hodges at Wisconsin Public Power for more information on individual utility programs. Stoughton Utilities Sturgeon Bay Utilities Two Rivers Water & Light Waupun Utilities

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:	Utility
Category:	Financial Incentive
State:	Wisconsin
Incentive Type:	Rebate Program
Web Site:	http://www.wppisys.org/
Administrator:	Wisconsin Public Power, Inc. (WPPI)
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:	Solar Water Heat Solar Photovoltaics
Incentive Amount:	PV, $1/W up to $1,000; solar water heat, $15/sq. ft. up to $1,000

Contact

Name:	Mike Hodges
Organization:	WPPI Energy, Inc.
Address:	1425 Corporate Center Drive Sun Prairie WI 53590-9109
Phone:	(608) 837-2653
Email:	mhodges@wppisys.org

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.