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Engaged Scholarship Summit March 20, 2013
Renewable Energy in Southwest Wisconsin
Principal Investigator: Alfonso Morales, PhD
School/College: URPL belongs to both the College of
Letters and Sciences; College of Agriculture and Life
Science
Community Partner(s): Southwest Badger Resource
Conservation and Development (SWRC&D/SW Badger);
Southwest Wisconsin Regional Plan Commission
(SWRPC)
Department: Urban and Regional Planning (URPL)
Participants:
In 2011 and 2012 graduate students
of URPL 912 – Workshop conducted
economic and social analysis for
renewable energy in Southwest WI.
Their clients were SWWRC&D and
SWRPC. The question:
What is the potential
for renewable energy
in SW WI Wisconsin?
The UW-Madison Urban and
Regional Planning (URPL)
Workshop class provides clients
planning expertise every Fall
semester.
Project History: The clients, SW Badger and SWWRPC, approached
URPL in November 2010 seeking support for renewable energy
planning in their nine and five county regions in Southwest WI.
Outcome from 2011: Phase one of this project, conducted by the
2011 Workshop class, determined that solar, wind, and biological
energy have the potential to become an important part of the energy
and economic infrastructure of Southwest Wisconsin.
The 2011 Workshop identified communities in the region most ready
to implement large-scale renewable energy projects in the future
(that work represented in the graphic on the right).
Biodigestion at Gunderson
Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse
RE Readiness in:
Darlington, Argyle &
Blanchardville, in
Lafayette County
Social
Residential solar
Public/private local interest
Bioenergy
Dairy farms
Corn stove
Sewage treatment plant
Wind energy
Military Ridge
The 2012 Workshop analyzed the existing economic opportunities
for Renewable Energy projects in five southwest Wisconsin
counties. The five counties included Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette,
and Richland.
The 2012 Workshop concluded the following:
- there is a net surplus of renewable energy potential in the
region;
- economic and job forecast models indicate that renewable
energy projects have the potential to create jobs in various
industries; and
- the majority of economic benefits for these projects are
experienced through the project construction phase.
However, renewable energy has a variety of non economic benefits
related to regulatory compliance and sustainability. These benefits
are more difficult to quantify, but align with community needs and the
values of many in these communities.
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