WEI: Wisconsin Environmental Initiative

Wisconsin at a Crossroads on Energy, Growth, and Community Engagement https://mailchi.mp/0fb713d8520e/wei-e-update-wisconsins-energy-future-rural-voices-data-centers-affordability-wisconsins-clean-economy-13332326
From rural data center debates and clean energy solutions to business leadership and community partnerships, Wisconsin is helping shape conversations with national implications. Across the state, people are asking important questions about affordability, accountability, and opportunity while working toward practical solutions that strengthen communities and protect the future.
Highlights include:
- Rural communities asking important questions about large-scale data center growth
- Earth Day conversations on practical clean energy solutions with national leaders
- Business leaders stepping up on accountability, democracy, and economic stability
- Support for clean energy projects that strengthen local economies
- Arbor Day celebrations investing in future generations
- New collaboration and science helping protect Wisconsin’s lakes
Wisconsin has an opportunity to lead with practical solutions that support communities, protect ratepayers, and build a stronger future.
Read more: https://mailchi.mp/0fb713d8520e/wei-e-update-wisconsins-energy-future-rural-voices-data-centers-affordability-wisconsins-clean-economy-13332326

🌍Greenspire Apartments: Wisconsin’s First 100% Net Zero Tax Credit Development

Greenspire Apartments in Stoughton is a 92-unit, Green Built Gold–certified community providing affordable housing for extremely low-income seniors and people with disabilities. The project features 743 kW of solar, all-electric heat pump systems, ERV ventilation, triple-pane windows, and high-performance insulation, along with permaculture elements such as bioswales, rain gardens, and food forests.

Developed by Sunny Side Development and supported by a $5.52M Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) award funded through the Inflation Reduction Act and administered by HUD, Greenspire is now pursuing Zero Energy Certification through the International Living Future Institute. Watch the documentary video here: https://video.wixstatic.com/video/97bc54_fa4c6b8d46714c55a94169f6ce7715ca/480p/mp4/file.mp4

Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) Clean Economy Coalition of Wisconsin American Sustainable Business Network WisBiz Green Downtown MadisonWisconsin Conservation Voters Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition Dane County Office of Energy & Climate Change RENEW Wisconsin

Clean Growth in a Purple State Starts Here
https://mailchi.mp/3b9f6308be63/wei-e-update-wisconsins-energy-future-is-being-decided-right-now-data-centers-net-zero-housing-and-what-comes-next
Wisconsin continues to prove that a Purple State can drive real Green Momentum when policy, business leadership, and local communities move in alignment.
Right now, major decisions around AI driven data centers, electricity demand, and housing innovation are unfolding in real time. The question is not whether growth is coming, but whether we shape it around clean energy, affordability, and long term resilience. Our latest WEI E-Update outlines practical pathways forward, grounded in collaboration across sectors and a common sense clean economy approach that works beyond traditional political lines.
https://mailchi.mp/3b9f6308be63/wei-e-update-wisconsins-energy-future-is-being-decided-right-now-data-centers-net-zero-housing-and-what-comes-next