City of Madison - Green Power Purchasing (Wisconsin)

Last modified on February 12, 2015.

Rules Regulations Policies Program

Place	Wisconsin
Name	City of Madison - Green Power Purchasing
Incentive Type	Green Power Purchasing
Applicable Sector	Local Government
Eligible Technologies	Biodiesel, Ethanol, Photovoltaics, Renewable Fuels, Renewable Transportation Fuels, Wind
Active Incentive	Yes
Implementing Sector	Local
Energy Category	Renewable Energy Incentive Programs
Percent Renewables	25% by 2025
Source	Renewable electricity and transportation fuels
Website	http://www.cityofmadison.com/Sustainability/City/renewable.cfm
Date added to DSIRE	2000-01-01
Last DSIRE Review	2012-07-30
Last Substantive Modification to Summary by DSIRE	2011-08-30
References	DSIRE

Summary

In 1999, Madison’s Metro Maintenance and Administration Facility began purchasing 25% of its electricity from Madison Gas and Electric’s wind power program. The additional cost to purchase the wind power is approximately $26,000 per year. Metro officials estimate that their wind power purchase is equivalent to running ten buses per year with no carbon monoxide emissions. In 2005, the city established a goal to increase the entire city’s electricity purchases to 10% renewable energy by 2006 and 20% renewable energy by 2010.

In March 2007, the City of Madison Common Council passed a resolution to purchase 10% of its electricity from renewable sources in 2007 and 20% by 2011. The city budget was amended to make available $17,000 for the purchase of renewable energy credits (RECs), with a stated preference for those originating in Dane and Madison counties. The Council also resolved to encourage community participation in renewable energy programs through its own Clean Energy Challenge Program, with a goal of being recognized as an EPA Green Power Partner (consumer purchases of green electricity amounting to 2% of total consumption). In 2011, the City now purchases 22% of renewable energy through the Madison Gas and Electric's Green Power Tomorrow program.

In November 2009, the City passed a resolution to join the Wisconsin Energy Independent Community Partnership and become and Energy Independent Community. In joining the Partnership, the City resolved to procure 25% of the City's electricity and transportation fuels from renewable resources by 2025. According to the 2011 Madison Sustainability Plan, the City plans to continue increasing its purchases.

Incentive Contact

Contact Name	Jeanne Hoffman
Department	City of Madison
Address	215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Place	Madison, Wisconsin
Zip/Postal Code	53703
Phone	(608) 266-4091
Email	jhoffman@cityofmadison.com
Website	http://www.cityofmadison.com/Sustainability/index.cfm

Authorities (Please contact the if there are any file problems.)

Authority 1:	City Resolution 07-00343
Date Effective	2007-03-20
Date Enacted	2007-03-20

Authority 2:	City Resolution 09-00962
Date Enacted	2009-11-20

• Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.