A new solar field in the town of Cottage Grove will help Dane County on its way to 100% renewable energy, according to a report from The Capital Times.
Once the project is running, it is expected to produce more clean energy than the electricity it consumes at county-owned facilities. A newly formed partnership between Dane County and Alliant Energy will develop 140 acres of county-owned land into a 16.5-megawatt solar field with over 55,000 solar panels. The field is expected to create more than 25,000-megawatt hours of renewable electricity per year.
