City, school district to benefit from MGE solar project

A partnership between Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), the city of Madison, and Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) has brought online the latest local solar array, the 8-megawatt Hermsdorf Solar Fields, according to a release from MGE. The project is now fully operational and delivering solar energy to MGE’s distribution grid. The city of Madison will receive 5 MW of the output with MMSD receiving 3 MW of the output under separate agreements with MGE. The electricity generated by the solar project is expected to increase renewable energy use in city operations by nearly 20% and by about 16% for MMSD.