The Oneida Tribe of Indians has 800 kW of roof-mounted solar projects pending on 6 tribal facilities after securing a $1million matching grant from the US Department of Energy (US DOE). They are partnering with …
Energy Projects
WPPI & NextEra Build Point Beach Solar Energy Center
Just north of the City of Two Rivers, NextEra owns the Point Beach Nuclear Plant. WPPI Energy, a nonprofit regional power organization based in Sun Prairie, is contracting with NextEra to build a 100 megawatt (MW) solar …
Sunflower II – Wisconsin’s Largest Solar Project
Sunflower II, a 2.34 megawatt utility scale solar array by Dairyland Power in the Town of Warren, will be the largest solar project in Wisconsin. It is made up of 131 solar trackers. It will …
Solar Power Expands in Western Wisconsin
Dairyland Power’s latest solar project, a 1 MW solar tracking system, is under construction in the town of Hallie. It is one of 14 major projects totaling more than 19 MW of distributed solar energy Dairyland Power …
2 Wind Power Projects Proposed in Wisconsin
Article originally published by Wisconsin State Journal Two new wind projects could give a substantial boost to the renewable energy supply in Wisconsin. Dairyland Power Cooperative, based in La Crosse, will buy power from a 98-megawatt …
Highland wind farm gets state regulators’ OK, for the second time
Article originally published by Wisconsin State Journal The Highland Wind Farm, a $250 million project that’s been in the works for five years in northwest Wisconsin’s St. Croix County, has won the final piece of regulatory …
Biggest solar project in Wisconsin goes online at coal-ash landfill
Article originally published by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The largest solar project built to date in Wisconsin is generating power, Alliant Energy Corp. said Friday. The project, installed atop a coal-ash landfill in the Town of Beloit, was built …
Darlington Schools Showcase Solar
Darlington Community School District held a Ribbon Cutting for the largest solar energy system of any k-12 school district in Wisconsin on June 1, 2016. Energizing the elementary and middle school buildings, the 156 kW rooftop solar PV system …
Central Storage & Warehouse
Central Storage & Warehouse Co. in Madison has one of the largest solar projects in Wisconsin, with 3,000 solar panels that offset 16 percent of their annual electrical load. This installation on several refrigerated warehouses was completed in 2015 and just commissioned. Central …
Fitchburg Fire Station Design for the Long Term
The City of Fitchburg, WI is putting out a bid this month for “…a fire station with a major design focus on long term sustainability and low term maintenance” reports Tom Hovel, City Planner. The 23,000 …