When asked about wind energy in Fond du Lac County and Wisconsin statewide, Sherrie Gruder, Sustainable Design Specialist and Energy Specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Extension, provided this interesting information: In total Wisconsin has 461 wind turbines that supply 746 MW of power. Our part of the state has an excellent wind resource given the Niagara Escarpment. […]
In June 2012, Diana Hammer Tscheschlok attended an in-service with UW-Extension colleagues to learn the latest climate science and energy conservation strategies. As a result of this workshop, she is infusing more climate science into her work in Fond du Lac County. While climate change is a global phenomenon, there are many impactful ways to […]
Did you know Fond du Lac County currently has more wind turbines than any other county in WI? Alliant Energy’s Cedar Ridge Wind Farm in the Towns of Eden & Empire (41 turbines, 68MW, 17,000 homes powered per year) Invenergy‘s Forward Wind Energy Project in the Towns of Byron & Oakfield & Dodge County (129 […]
