Alliant Energy set to start construction on 414MW of solar projects in Wisconsin

• US utility Alliant Energy has obtained regulative approval on a 414MW portfolio of solar projects which will certainly begin building and construction this summer.

The utility has contracted Burns & McDonnell to accomplish the construction of the six solar plants that will be located in the US state of Wisconsin and are readied to be operational in the second fifty percent of 2023.

These projects constitute the 2nd phase of its development plan in Wisconsin and also belong of its Clean Energy Blueprint it introduced back in 2019.

Alliant Energy had vowed to install 1.1 GW of solar PV generation to Wisconsin's grid by 2023, with 675MW of its portfolio already in building and construction and slated to be finished in between this year as well as 2023.

David de Leon, president at Alliant Energy, said: "We are excited to begin as well as start building on these solar projects as we increase towards a cleaner energy future. We expect our solar advancement strategies to develop numerous new building jobs and deliver risk-free, trustworthy, budget-friendly energy for many years to find."