In a draft copy of its latest Strategic Energy Assessment, Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission (PSC) projects that the share of the state’s electricity coming from coal will drop from 27% in 2022 to just 13% in 2030, according to WisBusiness.
Natural gas is expected to rise from 22% to 28% of state energy generation as a result of planned coal retirements and new projects. Coal and natural gas, combined into one fossil fuel category, would drop from 49% to 41% between 2022–2030.
Wind’s share is projected to rise from 19% to 24% over the same time period, and solar to go up from 3% to 15%. In addition, total carbon dioxide emissions are expected to meet the 80% reduction target from 2005 levels by 2030.
