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MGE purchases solar capacity and battery storage from High Noon Solar Energy Center

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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) — Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) announced on Thursday it will be adding more solar and battery storage in Columbia County with the purchase of the High Noon Solar Energy Center.

MGE said the purchase was approved by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. The company will own 30 megawatts of solar and 16.5 MW of battery storage from the facility, officials stated.

This comes as the latest step towards the company’s MGE’s net-zero carbon electricity goal.

By 2030, the company expects to deliver electricity with 80% fewer carbon emissions. In 2050, MGE expects to deliver net-zero carbon electricity.

On March 6, MGE announced that another solar project was online and is expected to power about 75,000 households each year.

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