WEC Energy Group subsidiaries recommend 325-MW solar + storage project in Wisconsin

• We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), subsidiaries of WEC Energy Group, are advancing prepare for a new 325-MW solar as well as battery storage project. The Darien Solar Energy Center is the company's second suggested large-scale solar and battery project announced this year.

If approved, the $446 million Darien Solar Energy Center would feature 250 MW of solar generation and also 75 MW of battery storage. The project is prepared to be constructed in Rock and also Walworth areas, Wisconsin.

Last month, the business revealed prepare for the 310-MW Paris Solar-Battery Park. If approved, the $426 million Paris project will be built in Kenosha Region, Wisconsin.

" For the 2nd time this year, we are demonstrating our dedication to a clean energy future with a major financial investment in renewable energy," claimed Tom Metcalfe, head of state of We Energies and also WPS. "Not only will these projects keep dependability and supply substantial financial savings, constructing these centers in Wisconsin will develop green jobs and also help drive the state's economic situation."

The companies submitted the Darien solar and battery storage proposition today with the Public Service Compensation of Wisconsin. WEC Energy Group energies We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service would have 90% of the project. Madison Gas and also Electric would possess the various other 10%.

The project is being created by Invenergy. If authorized, construction is expected to start in late 2021, and also the project is scheduled to enter into service by the end of 2023.

The Darien as well as Paris projects become part of WEC Energy Group's plan to spend $2 billion in brand-new solar, wind and battery storage projects for its energies by 2025. These tidy energy financial investments belong of the company's goal to reduce carbon exhausts by 55% by 2025 as well as 70% by 2030.