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One of the long solar arrays at the new solar energy farm at Milwaukee s Mitchell Airport.
A small solar energy farm built on an old city of Milwaukee landfill near General Mitchell Airport is now producing about two megawatts of electricity enough for about 500 homes. It s a cooperative project between the Milwaukee, WE Energies and the Wisconsin Air National Guard 128th Refueling Wing. The Guard s base is just north of the 7,200 solar panels.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said it s the largest solar project in city history, and part of his all of the above solar strategy. All of the above this means I continue to support a robust and competitive market for rooftop solar energy, as well as large-scale renewable energy projects through collaboration with our local utility We Energies,” he said.