Meeting attendee Dean Wolf of Milwaukee Solar, LLC was kind enough to give us a pre-tour of the solar array he installed for Growing Power. Milwaukee, WI Photo courtesy of Megan Levy
Projects
Gundersen Health System Achieves Energy Independence
Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin, in October 2014, is the first health system in the nation to offset 100 percent of their fossil fuel use with locally produced energy. Hospitals are energy intensive operations …
Johnson Controls Headquarters Solar Energy System
At Johnson Controls Headquarters, 1,452 ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels generate 320,000 kWh of electricity per year, while 14,355 SF of roof-mounted PV panels generate an additional 150,000 kWh per year. One of the largest …
Lighthouse at Sand Island
The 1881 lighthouse on Sand Island, one of the Apostle Islands and a National park, uses solar light replacing 600 gallons of kerosene oil per season. Sand Island Bayfield, WI Photo courtesy of National Park …
Solar Thermal Heats Up MSOE
H&H Solar recently completed the installation of a solar thermal system on the roof of the Milwaukee School of Engineering Public Safety Building. The solar thermal system includes 14 flat plate solar panels and 3, …
Jefferson Solar Park
The City of Jefferson contracted with Half Moon Ventures to develop a 1MW, 3,600-panel solar park on 7 acres of city-owned land in its North Industrial Park. Half Moon Ventures plans to own the project over its …
The Little Farmer Solar Project
The Little Farmer family orchard and farm market, located north of Fond du Lac, is investing in a solar energy project on their 139-acre property to help power pumps and aerators for a large pond …
Vernon Electric Cooperative Solar Farm
Solar and sheep co-located at Vernon County Electric Cooperative’s community solar garden. Vernon Electric Cooperative (VEC) partnered with Clean Energy Collective (CEC), a national community solar developer, on a community-owned utility-scale solar project in Wisconsin. …
Sunflower I Community Solar Garden – Saint Croix Electric Coop
St. Croix Electric Cooperative’s 103 kW community solar garden became operational in July 2014. Called Sunflower 1, the solar PV array is expected to produce enough electricity annually to power 13 homes. Wisconsin’s second community …
Dane County Solar Array
Article originally published by Office of the Dane County Executive, September 26, 2014 Wisconsin’s Largest Municipal Solar Array Completed When it came time for the busy Dane County Regional Airport to build an airfield maintenance …