Janesville-based construction company JP Cullen, with additional offices in Madison and Milwaukee, has announced plans to be an anchor tenant in Alliant Energy’s Janesville Community Solar garden. The community-funded solar garden will reduce dependence on fossil fuels and positively affect the environment through the support of residential and business customers.
JP Cullen has purchased 10% of the 9,000 solar blocks at the 2.25-megawatt project, to be located east of the Rock Haven Assisted Living facility on county-owned property. The garden will power up to 1,800 homes at maximum output. Alliant Energy will begin construction next spring and expects the project to be operational by the end of 2024.
The garden is part of the Alliant Energy Community Solar program. It allows the company’s electric customers to benefit from solar power without installing solar panels on their property. Since the company announced the project in April, approximately 35% of the solar garden’s blocks have already been purchased.
