Article originally published by Leader – Telegram Xcel Energy announced… it is moving forward with development of Wisconsin’s largest community solar garden program. As part of Solar* Connect Community, Xcel Energy will purchase the electricity …
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Wind Turbine Project Planned for Lafayette Country Township
Article originally published by Telegraph Herald As many as 49 wind turbines will be installed in Seymour Township in 2017, boosting Wisconsin’s wind energy presence and bringing jobs to the area.
Letterhead Press Installs Solar
Letterhead Press Inc., New Berlin, WI, recently installed 1,300 solar panels, making this 337 kilowatt system one of the largest solar projects of 2015. This solar system will generate one quarter of Letterhead’s annual energy …
Sisters Support Stewardship Mission
The School Sisters of St. Francis invested in new efficiency equipment in the renovation of Milwaukee’s Sacred Heart Sanitarium Complex into 77 apartments for retired nuns. Not only will the property’s overall energy costs be …
Kickapoo Coffee Fully Electrified by Solar
Kickapoo Coffee, Viroqua, Wisconsin, is one of the first commercial coffee toasters in the U.S. powered entirely by solar energy. Kickapoo installed a 25 kW, 80 panel solar array that eliminated all their electricity purchases. …
Sauk County Bidding Third Party Solar Project
Sauk county is shepherding a third party solar energy project on municipal rooftops through the process and may go out to bid for a private investor to finance the project. The county commissioned a study …
MGE Plans Community Solar in Middleton
Madison Gas & Electric (MGE) is partnering with the City of Middleton to install a solar energy system on their Municipal Operations Center that will generate 500 kilowatts of electricity that will feed back into …
Alliant Solar Project
Wisconsin’s largest solar power project is being planned by Alliant Energy Corporation in a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Hanwha Q CELLS USA. The system, to be owned and operated by Hanwha, will be …
The Catholic Multicultural Center Adds Solar
The Catholic Multicultural Center (CMC), Madison, WI, installed a 15.5 kW solar photovoltaic system in October that is expected to free up 10 percent of their energy costs or enough to provide just under 10,000 …
Solar Wall Graces Milwaukee Public Museum’s South Wall
Milwaukee Public Museum installed 234 solar panels as a replacement for the 50-year-old marble cladding covering the south wall. The panels, fabricated locally by Helios USA, are expected to generate 77,500 kWh of electricity a …