The Clean Energy Community Initiative’s planning council is made up of a growing network of clean energy partners led by the College of Engineering, Department of Life Sciences Communication, and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Bringing key insights in utility-scale clean energy technology implementation, as well as partnerships with customers, communities, regulators, and other stakeholders, Alliant Energy is an important partner for enabling a clean energy transition in Wisconsin in which all electricity generation is affordable, safe, reliable, and sustainable.
Partnering with 107 utilities in Wisconsin, FOCUS ON ENERGY® empowers Wisconsinites—homeowners, renters, businesses, farms, and schools—to reduce energy usage by installing cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy projects to create local jobs, strengthen the economy, upgrade local infrastructure, and improve the environment.
With both collective wisdom and action, the Midwest Tribal Energy Resources Association brings an essential perspective and unique strengths to advancing the application of innovative clean energy solutions while ensuring the sovereignty of Midwest Tribes is honored and respected as together we make important strides in the clean energy transition.
A long-standing champion for renewable energy solutions, RENEW Wisconsin is paving the path—with advocacy, education, and collaboration—to a fully realized clean energy transition that considers the economic, environmental, and health benefits for all of Wisconsin.
Applying focused expertise in clean energy policy and important insight into state government interaction, the Wisconsin Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy is a key partner in fulfilling a thoughtful clean energy transition driven by economic feasibility, equity, justice, and collective action.
A key player in the renewable natural gas industry, the Wisconsin Biomass Energy Coalition is advancing policy, solutions, and incentives to expand access to renewable natural gas, deploy cost-effective technologies, and drive national marketplace opportunities.
A key player in the exploration and integration of renewable energy generation and supporting technologies, member-driven Dairyland Power Cooperative is creating a pathway to a lower carbon future in which grid reliability, safety, cost-competitiveness, and community support are top priorities.
Transforming our energy infrastructure will depend on a skilled and dynamic technical workforce. Together with a team of national community colleges, Madison College advances energy technology education programs, provides a community of practice, and equitably prepares the next generation of energy industry professionals.
Inspired by the Wisconsin Idea, the Morgridge Center for Public Service is poised to mobilize its partnership-building capacity to address our energy system’s social, environmental, and economical problems with active civic engagement and a commitment to achieving social justice.
Leveraging an extensive network of innovators, the Office of Business Engagement at UW-Madison offers an imperative link between the university and key stakeholders, growing partnerships that cultivate and deliver robust and nimble clean energy solutions.
A leading partner within the UW System, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is committed to cultivating a sustainable, prosperous, and equitable clean energy transition through resource stewardship, collaboration that expands knowledge, and public service.
A crucial gateway into Wisconsin’s rich startup ecosystem, the Wisconsin Startup Coalition helps incubate local innovation and drive an increasingly competitive economy by amplifying startups with potential to advance clean energy solutions in new, creative ways.
Bringing an interdisciplinary community of students and professionals together on a broad range of energy issues, the Energy Analysis and Policy (EAP) graduate certificate program based in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies is advancing complex problem-solving and energy decision-making with a holistic approach.
Answering the growing need for engineering professionals and capabilities to enable Wisconsin’s clean energy transition, Marquette University cultivates a range of technical skills and knowledge essential to solving complex energy challenges.
Helping incubate basic research and accelerate the path from discovery to applicable technology, the Grainger Institute for Engineering provides dedicated resources and support vital to building a dynamic and robust portfolio of clean energy technology solutions.
The Office of Corporate Relations provides an essential bridge between pivotal industrial leaders and the world class faculty and staff at the UW-Madison College of Engineering, helping facilitate meaningful connections and the application of transformative technologies beyond the lab and classroom.
With a long history of moving groundbreaking discoveries to the marketplace, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is influential in achieving a statewide clean energy economy in which UW-Madison’s clean energy innovations are put to work for the benefit of all Wisconsinites.