Alliant Energy Plans to Advance Solar Energy in Rural Areas
Saturday, May 30th, 2020 -- 8:00 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Alliant Energy announced plans to acquire and advance 675 megawatts of solar in mostly rural areas in six Wisconsin counties.The utility says the projects are the next step in the company's Clean Energy Blueprint, a strategic road map to cost-effectively accelerate renewable energy while reducing carbon emissions. The projects are located in rural Grant, Jefferson, Richland, Rock, Sheboygan and Wood Counties. Once operational, the energy from the projects will be enough to power 175,000 homes per year, making Alliant Energy the largest owner-operator of solar in Wisconsin.
Collectively, these projects are expected to create more than 1,200 local construction jobs, and, once operational, will provide an estimated $80 million in local tax revenues over the next 30 years.
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