The installation of Xcel Energy’s 1 MW solar garden in Ashland in complete. It could support the electric use of 225 average homes. As reported in Energy On WI news in July, this is the third 1 MW …
Energy Projects
We Energies and MGE Invest in Second 150 MW of Badger Hollow Solar Farm
We Energies, a unit of WEC Energy Group, and Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) filed a shared application with the Public Service Commissions (PSC) to obtain the second 150 MW of the 300 MW Badger Hollow Solar …
Wisconsin’s First Utility-Scale Solar Development Broke Ground in Manitowoc County
The 150 MW Two Creeks Solar Park in the Town of Two Creeks and the City of Two Rivers broke ground on August 30 with the Governor, Wisconsin Pub Service (WPS) and Madison Gas and …
Middleton and School District to Buy 1.5 MW of Solar Electricity from MGE Community Solar Garden on Move Toward Energy Independence
Madison Gas & Electrics’ (MGE) first renewable energy rider (RER) was approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC) in July. The RER is a partnership that allows businesses to buy renewable energy from their utility …
Paris Solar Farm faces mammoth hurdles
Identification of archaeologically significant areas — such as the sites where Kenosha’s famous mammoths were found — is one of several issues holding up plans for a 1,400-acre solar farm in Paris. Invenergy, the Chicago-based company …
Fennimore Solar Project Completed
The ribbon has been officially cut on the new 18 acre solar farm in Fennimore. Finishing this project makes Fennimore home to the largest solar array in Wisconsin for the time being until Arcadia’s array …
Beloit Coal Plant Turned LEED Student Center
The Beloit College Powerhouse, redesigned and renovated from the 100-year-old Blackhawk coal-fired Generating Station along the Rock River, will become a model of energy efficiency. It will use the river water in radiant panels integrated …
Middleton and School District to Buy 1.5 MW of Solar Electricity from MGE Community Solar Garden on Move Toward Energy Independence
Madison Gas & Electrics’ (MGE) first renewable energy rider (RER) was approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC) in July. The RER is a partnership that allows businesses to buy renewable energy from their utility …
Innovative Funding Underpins Washburn/Bayfield Public Solar Projects
Four public solar PV projects, joined by innovative group financing, are advancing in the Washburn and Bayfield area. Two 100 kW ac solar projects are at wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). Both received Focus on Energy …
New Berlin Solar Project – The First-of-its-kind
New Berlin School District is partnering with WE Energies and SunVest Solar of Pewaukee to install more than 2 MW of solar PV at three schools. Through this first project of We Energies’ Solar Now program, which has the goal to provide 35 MW of renewable energy to …