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Rural Energy Issues

University of Wisconsin Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resource
This web site is intended to be a resource site for information concerning energy utilization, energy conservation and renewable energy. There are descriptions about different technologies, advantages, disadvantages, decision tools, presentations and sometime vendor lists were products can be purchased. Links to other websites and articles make this site a starting point for information on energy issues. UWEX-Energy

	The Wisconsin Biorefining Development Initiative™ The Wisconsin Biorefining Development Initiative ™ seeks to help Wisconsin expand biorefining by introducing new opportunities for refining multiple, higher-value products from biomass materials and waste streams. This initiative grew out of a State Energy Project grant funded through the U.S. Department of Energy and the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration.
	Midwest Rural Energy Council The Midwest Rural Energy Council, is a member-supported organization promoting the safe and efficient use of energy in the Midwest.
	BioEnergy and Renewable Energy
	Dairy Energy Use
	National Dairy Database Version 3.0: The Dairy Energy Database is designed to help utilities and agricultural professionals acquire information and make educated decisions regarding energy management for dairy farms. This evaluation tool was developed in 1997 by the National Agricultural Database Laboratory and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-CSREES/PAPP and the University of Wisconsin-Madison/UW-Extension. Download select papers from the National Dairy Database Version 3.0.
	Energy Use in Minnesota Agriculture: Barry Ryan and Douglas G. Tiffany have published a study on the nine commodities that dominate Minnesota’s agricultural output and, agricultural energy use. This article reports on the amount and type of fuel each commodity group uses to produce, transport, and process the state’s agricultural bounty. For more information follow this link: http://www.extension.umn.edu/newsletters/ageconomist/components/ag237-693b.html
	Aquaculture
	Irrigation
	Wisconsin Energy Generation and Transmission

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