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By Stephen Cohn
FITCHBURG, Wis. â Dane Countyâs largest solar project is now fully operational.
The release said it advances shared energy goals of Madison Gas & Electric and its seven partners.
The project covers 160 acres with about 60,000 bifacial solar panels that track the sun throughout the day.
âWe are excited to have this solar array in service, providing carbon-free, cost-effective electricity to our customers,â said Jeff Keebler, MGE Chairman, President and CEO. âThe OâBrien Solar Fields project serves as a great example of how, by working together, we can advance shared energy goals, including MGEâs goal of net-zero carbon electricity for all our customers by 2050.â
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Rows and rows of solar panels rise from what had been farmland on both sides of Seminole Highway, just past Lacy Road. The OâBrien Solar Fields, Dane Countyâs largest solar development, has completed construction, begun testing and is expected to go âonlineâ in June, says Steve Schultz, corporate communications manager for Madison Gas and Electric, which partnered with EDF Renewables on the project.Â
âIt is possible that over the next few weeks as people go by they may notice the panels moving or some panels facing different directions,â says Schultz. âItâs all part of the testing process; making sure the panels and the system are working the way they are supposed to be working.â