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Utilities seek to buy $446 million solar and battery project in Walworth County

Posted on March 16, 2021March 18, 2021

From the Journal Times, March 16, 2021.

Three of Wisconsin’s largest utilities plan to spend $446 million on a second large-scale solar farm with battery storage.

Madison Gas and Electric and the WEC Energy Group filed a request Tuesday to buy a Walworth County solar farm that would generate enough electricity for about 75,000 homes and include a battery that could discharge up to 75 megawatts for four hours.

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