June 1 (Renewables Now) - The Wisconsin-based utility subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group Inc (NYSE:WEC) and MGE Energy Inc (NASDAQ:MGEE) have teamed up to realise two large solar power projects with a combined capacity of 300 MW. Wisconsin Public Service Corp (WPS) and Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) on Thursday filed applications with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for the Badger Hollow Solar Farm project in Iowa County and the Two Creeks solar project in the Town of Two Creeks and the City of Two Rivers. Badger Hollow is being developed by Invenergy, while a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC is behind the Two Creeks scheme. WPS would own 100 MW in each project and MGE would take 50 MW in each. The pair expect a total of USD 390 million (EUR 334m) to be invested in the two developments. If cleared by the regulator by end-2018, construction work on both sites should start by the spring of 2019. Completion is seen by the end of 2020. (USD 1.0 = EUR 0.855)
Wisconsin Public Service and Madison Gas and Electric, subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group and MGE Energy respectively, have filed applications for two large-scale solar schemes with a combined capacity of Two MW. If approved, work on the Badger Hollow Solar Farm project in Iowa County and the 300 Creeks solar project could begin by the spring of 2019, with completion set for Q4 2020 at an estimated cost of $390m.