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1 Where Do Progressives Stand?
2 Hot Topics
3 Facts and Figures
- 3.1 Statistics
4 In the News
5 Sources

[edit] Where Do Progressives Stand?

We need to effectively advance the incorporation of available alternate energy sources that we have in this state.
Renewable resources such as solar and wind power are vital in saving costs and energy.
Saving energy needs to occur at the residential, business, and political levels in order for any change to happen.

[edit] Hot Topics

Renewable Resources/ Alternative Energy Sources
Consumer Energy Tips
Education

[edit] Facts and Figures

Total Energy Used by Wisconsin in 2005-1,861,780 billion Btu (1.9% of the U.S. total in 2005)

Total Energy Used Per Residence=426,303 billion Btu (2.0% of the U.S. total in 2005)

Alternative Fuels

Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in Use 9,035 1.5% of U.S. (2005)
Ethanol Plants 6 4.3% of U.S. (2008)
Ethanol Plant Capacity 230 million gal/year 2.9% of U.S. (2008)
Ethanol Use in Gasohol 107,877 thousand gal 3.9% of U.S. (2003)

[edit] Statistics

When asked how utilities should generate additional electric power, fully 82% said they should focus on renewable sources such as wind, solar or hydropower.
In 1997, U.S. residents consumed an average of 12,133 kilowatt-hours of electricity each, almost nine times greater than the average for the rest of the world.
Total U.S. residential energy consumption is projected to increase 17 percent from 1995 - 2015.
Fossil fuels are depleted at a rate that is 100,000 times faster than they are formed.
A car that gets 20 miles per gallon (mpg) emits approximately 50 tons of global-warming-inducing carbon dioxide over its lifetime, while a 40-mpg car emits only 25 tons. Over the average lifetime of an American car (100,000 miles), a 40-mpg car will also save approximately $3,000 in fuel costs compared to a 20-mpg car.

[edit] In the News

June 20-22, 2008-19th Annual Energy Fair

June 21, 2007- CLEAN Energy Act of 2007

March 22, 2006- Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle signed into law on March 17th the Energy Efficiency and Renewables Act, which increases the state's requirement for the use of renewable energy. The new energy legislation, Senate Bill 459, requires 10 percent of the state's electrical supply to come from renewable energy resources by 2015.