Utilities
MGE’s Solar Bucky
MGE’s “Bucky Energized” axiom is The Power of Working Together. This could also be called Energy On Wisconsin! …Foundation. Bucky is flanked by Andy Kellen (right), VP of Power Supply Resources at WPPI Energy and a SunPeak representative as we emerged from an …
Alliant Energy Battery Storage
Dave Sinner, Product Manager at Alliant Energy, provides a tour of a battery storage system they are piloting at their Madison headquarters. Photo courtesy of Sherrie Gruder, UW-Madison Extension
Micro Grids
Bad River Tribe Leads State on Solar Plus Storage Microgrids
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Indians is completing a substantial solar + storage project that was funded with a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. This 524kW solar photovoltaic (PV) project is …
Gordon Bubolz Nature Center Microgrid, Appleton
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 …
Madeline Island Resiliency Project
First installation of Madeline Island Resiliency Project in the town of La Pointe was in 2016. The 18.2 kW array provides 112% of the electricity needs for the town library and medical clinic. The next phase of the …
NWTC Mobile Smart Grid Training Lab
The 53-foot Smart Grid Training Lab of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) is a mobile training facility for electric utilities and other organizations interested in operating a smart grid. Operable on the grid or as a micro-grid, …