Alliant Energy will join Fond du Lac’s Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corp., to advance the 5-megawatt Ledgeview Solar Project. The utility recently received approval to partner on the project from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.
The 32-acre project in eastern Fond du Lac County will further Mercury Marine’s sustainability initiatives and the region’s growing commitment to renewable energy. It’s the first project to receive approval under the Alliant Energy Renewable Energy Partner tariff.
The project, which is expected to be operational next spring, will include more than 12,000 solar panels generating enough electricity to power approximately 1,300 homes annually, enough to offset approximately 10% of the electricity Mercury uses on its Fond du Lac campus. The array will be located on privately-owned land south of Highway 23, just east of County Road UU.
Madison-based OneEnergy Renewables broke ground on the project earlier this year.
