Wisconsin regulators voted 2–1 to open a “Roadmap to Zero Carbon” investigation, according to a Wisconsin State Journal report. The initiative will explore the economic and environmental considerations contributing to more clean energy technologies. The Public Service Commission will study:
- Changes in the utility-scale generation that reduce overall carbon emissions;
- The deployment of customer-level resources and programs that help customers control their energy use and lower their costs;
- Deployment of new technologies, such as battery storage and microgrids;
- The design and operation of a regional wholesale market and transmission grid; and
- Plans by each of the state’s five largest utilities to eliminate carbon emissions by 2050.
