The Gordon Bubolz Nature Center, an 18,000 square foot building on 725 acres near Appleton, WI is powered by the most advanced microgrid in the Midwest. The Center (top photo) is able to be powered …
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Solar with Agriculture
(Top) Solar and sheep co-located at Vernon County Electric Cooperative’s community solar garden. Photo courtesy of Vernon Electric Cooperative (Bottom) A sunflower and solar farm by Convergence Energy in Delavan, WI, produced both sunflowers for …
Evergreen Credit Union is Carbon Neutral for Electricity
Evergreen Credit Union (ECU) in Neenah, Wisconsin earned ENERGY STAR certification in 2015 then installed a 56.4 kW photovoltaic system that produces enough electricity to meet 80 percent of their remaining annual electricity demand. The …
Stevens Point Water & Sewage Department Solar
Stevens Point Water & Sewerage Department garage 130kW rooftop solar. The Sewer operation produces on average 80 percent of its own electricity and 90 percent of its own heat. Photo courtesy of the City of Stevens Point
MGE & Middleton 5 MW Solar Shares Groundbreaking
Middleton Mayor declares Solar Power Day, at the sunny October 28 groundbreaking for the Madison Gas & Electric 5 MW Shared Solar community solar garden on Middleton Municipal Airport Morey Field land. The City purchased 500 …
Small Village, Big Solar in Amherst
The 22 kW solar PV system at the Jensen Community Center (CC) in Amherst, WI was developed through a collaboration between Central Waters Brewing Company and Blenker Companies with the Jensen CC board. These two …
Community Solar Shines on Chequamegon Bay
Xcel Energy’s 1MW Solar*Connect Community solar garden in Ashland, WI is sited next to Xcel’s field office. This is Xcel’s 3rd community solar installation in Wisconsin. Subscribers are able to offset up to 100 percent of their average …
Madison College 2.86 MW Solar Dedication
Madison College Solar PV system ribbon cutting where Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes joins Madison College President Dr. Jack Daniels, MGE CEO Jeff Keebler, and Madison College professor Ken Walz in flipping on inverters. The ribbon …
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Cheese
Emmi Roth, a Swiss specialty cheese producer with a plant in Platteville, WI, installed over 1,600 solar panels (527 kW) on the roof of their Wisconsin facility. The installation, by Eagle Point Solar of Dubuque, …
City of Beaver Dam Solar Financials
Beaver Dam’s city hall plus fire department building is all decked out in 308 solar panels for Halloween 2018. For the City, this 105 kW solar system is a sweet treat of $62,000 of Focus …