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Michael Vickerman

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First Name
Michael
Last Name
Vickerman
Title
Executive Director
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RENEW Wisconsin
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RENEW Wisconsin is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that acts as a catalyst to advance a sustainable energy future through public policy and private sector initiatives. As RENEW’s principal advocate since 1991, Michael Vickerman represents the interests of renewable energy producers and purchasers in legislative and regulatory proceedings, educational forums, and utility renewable energy collaboratives. RENEW also facilitates the Wisconsin Wind Working Group, a stakeholder body that serves as an informational clearinghouse on all matters relating to windpower development in the state.

Virtually all of the state’s pro-renewable energy policies can be traced back to a proposal drafted by RENEW, including the wind energy siting law (adopted in 2009), the current renewable energy standard (adopted in 2006), and Focus on Energy’s renewable energy program (adopted in 1999). Going forward, RENEW's top two priorities will be to:

(1) Institute a renewable energy buyback program to build up a dynamic marketplace for distributed renewable generation facilities; and

(2) Increase the state's renewable energy standard to 25% by 2025 as recommended by the Governor's Global Warming Task Force.

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Convened by Liberty Tree, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, Western States Legal Foundation, Global Action to Prevent War, and Mayors for Peace in cooperation with Cities for Progress, Nukewatch, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Wisconsin Carbon Free/Nuclear Free, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice.

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