The Wood County Solar Project expected to be completed in 2022 doesn’t present any health or safety concerns, a consultant hired by the town told residents [August 4] Wednesday evening. “If I had to have a facility in …
Energy Projects
Large Scale Solar Grows in Dane County
In June 2021, Dane County’s largest solar array became operational. The 20MW O’Brien Solar Fields owned by Madison Gas & Electric encompasses 160 acres and over 60,000 panels on farmland in Fitchburg. The arrays consist of bifacial …
Large Scale Solar Grows in Dane County
In June 2021, Dane County’s largest solar array became operational. The 20MW O’Brien Solar Fields owned by Madison Gas & Electric encompasses 160 acres and over 60,000 panels on farmland in Fitchburg. The arrays consist of bifacial …
Bad River Tribe Leads State on Solar Plus Storage Microgrids
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Indians is completing a substantial solar + storage project that was funded with a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. This 524kW solar photovoltaic (PV) project is …
Milwaukee’s 2.25 MW Solar Array On Line
The 2.25 MW solar project at the City of Milwaukee’s former landfill near Mitchell International Airport is producing electricity. As part of We Energies’ Solar Now program, the utility built the solar system which feeds clean …
Alliant’s Nearly $1 Billion Shift to Solar
Alliant Energy received PSC approval on Earth Day to purchase 675 MW of utility scale solar across six solar farms. This is the largest investment in solar in Wisconsin as Alliant moves to cut its carbon footprint in half …
Wisconsin’s First Large-Scale Solar Plus Storage Project Advances
WEC Energy Group and Madison Gas & Electric (MGE) filed with the PSC to purchase the Paris Solar-Battery Park for roughly $400 million. The 310 MW solar plus storage project includes a 200 MW PV farm, which would generate enough electricity to power approximately 60,000 homes, and a …
Renewable Natural Gas Facility to be Built in Outagamie County
Outagamie County is contracting with Atlanta-based Mas Energy to construct and manage a $25 million renewable natural gas (RNG) plant at the Little Chute landfill. The plant will collect methane from the landfill and convert it into compressed natural gas that will go …
MGE To Build 8 MW Solar Farm for City of Madison & School District
The City of Madison and Madison Metropolitan School District are contracting with MGE to purchase all the electricity from an 8 MW, $15.3 million solar farm on 53 acres under MGE’s Renewable Energy Rider. This ensures …
Dane County Completed Largest Single Customer Owned Solar Array in Wisconsin
Dane County and Madison Gas & Electric (MGE) just completed the largest solar PV system in Wisconsin owned by a single customer. The 9 MW solar field is located on 58 acres of Dane County …