Blount Generating Station

This 100-megawatt power plant now operates on cleaner burning natural gas. MGE is modernizing its fleet of generation. Under our Energy 2015 plan, Blount discontinued burning coal at the end of 2011.

With Energy 2015, MGE has increased its wind power capacity by more than 12 times and has invested in new cleaner coal generation. These system improvements are expected to result in a 21% reduction in overall carbon dioxide emissions between 2005 and 2015.

Environmental Cooperative Agreement

MGE recently renewed its Environmental Cooperative Agreement (ECA) with the Department of Natural Resources for another five-year term. Through this agreement, MGE is pursuing goals at Blount that will:

Reduce waste.
Improve air emissions.
Save natural resources.

ISO 14001 certified

Blount's Environmental Management System became ISO 14001 certified in October 2004. Blount successfully passed its third independent audit in 2010 to recertify the ISO 14001 status for another three-year term.

Blount Advisory Group

A Community Environmental Advisory Group works in partnership with us on environmental issues at Blount. The group, which meets regularly with MGE, is made up of people who either live or work near Blount or those impacted by Blount.

Tours of Blount

Tours of Blount are available for groups of six or more. Contact Jim Jenson at (608) 252-7091 or jejenson@mge.com.

For more information

Community Environmental Advisory Group
Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Cooperative Agreement