Wisconsin is making headway in reducing greenhouse gas emissions while creating thousands of new jobs, according to the 2026 Clean Energy Plan Progress Report.
The report, released on Monday, was touted by Gov. Tony Evers, the Wisconsin Department of Administration and the Office of Sustainability and Clean Energy.
In advancing sources of clean energy, the state also is lowering energy costs for families across Wisconsin, the report said.
The report said overall greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 11% from 2005 to 2021, with the electricity sector reporting the largest decrease in emissions, down 28%.
“The Clean Energy Plan shows that Wisconsin does not have to choose between a prosperous economy and a healthy environment, and that by working together we can make progress towards both,” DOA Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld said in a press release. “I’m proud that as a state, we’re leading by example and working collaboratively to find real solutions for our state’s climate challenges.”
Highlights of the report include the launch of the Ignite Wisconsin Program, which awarded $778,000 to the Wisconsin Fusion Energy Coalition to establish Wisconsin as a national hub for fusion energy commercialization, and the approval of over 7,300 megawatts of solar and 118 megawatts of wind power projects by the Public Service Commission since 2019.
Also cited in the report is the recent announcement that Realta Fusion would be locating its corporate headquarters and fusion research facility at OM Station, the site of the former Oscar Mayer plant, in Madison.
