Overview

Victory: Increasing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy In Wisconsin. In 2006, after years of research and advocacy by WISPIRG staff, Gov. Doyle signed a law requiring 10 percent of Wisconsin’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2015, and ensured funding for energy efficiency and conservation.

Whether it is filling up your gas tank or paying to heat your home in the winter, energy costs are increasingly hitting us in the pocketbook.  And what’s worse, we pay more than we have to, because we waste too much energy.  That waste causes problems for both consumers and businesses.  Through common-sense energy efficiency measures, such as updating the standards for appliances sold in Wisconsin, WISPIRG is working to save consumers and businesses money on their energy bills.