(Wisconsin) Senate gives big yes to wind, solar energy (RPS)

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http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=403255

More power would be generated by wind turbines and solar panels in Wisconsin under a bill that the state Senate passed overwhelmingly on Tuesday.
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The bill, expected to be taken up by the Assembly as soon as next week, is expected to help trigger billions in investment in new wind-power projects in the state, said Michael Vickerman, executive director of the clean-energy advocacy group Renew Wisconsin.

The bill requires that 10% of the state's electricity must be generated by renewable sources by the year 2015.

Vickerman said the overwhelming nature of the Senate's vote sends a message that "the best way to get our energy house in order is to invest in those technologies and resources that reduce Wisconsin's dependence on increasingly insecure supplies of imported fuels."

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