MGE Names Contractors For 1.4 MW Madison College Solar Project

Wisconsin-based utility Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has selected the contractors for a planned 1.4 MW solar photovoltaic system for Madison Area Technical College (MATC). The previously announced project is a partnership between MGE and MATC, with the utility providing a grant of up to $500,000 for the system and the college covering an additional $1.8 million.

According to a press release, MGE has chosen Pewaukee, Wis.-based Sunvest Solar Inc. to design and manufacture the large PV system, and Pieper Power of New Berlin will install the system on the roof of the college’s Truax Campus. The release notes Sunvest also designed and built photovoltaic systems for Lawrence University, Concordia University and Wisconsin Lutheran College...