A sunnier outlook in our communities



Solar power shining brighter

Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems convert sunlight into electricity, providing a renewable, nonpolluting source of energy. MGE owns and operates PV systems to study their economic benefits and technical performance. We are learning how we can serve our customers with clean energy from the sun.

MGE owns, operates, monitors or helps maintain the following solar projects, several of which feature live data reporting of their solar output at our Web site*:

Dane County Arena
• 16-panel array

Dane County Henry Vilas Zoo
• Dual-axis tracking array

Goodman Pool
• 12-module array

Lussier Family Heritage Center
• Two-panel array with dual-axis tracking
• Live data reporting*

MATC Truax Campus
• One fixed array and a dual-axis tracking array
• Live data reporting* for both arrays

Society of Friends Meeting House
• 30 metal standing-seam roof panels

Solar Parking Canopy
• 66 modules
• Live data reporting*

Solar in Schools
• 10 PV arrays, one at each high school in our electric service area
• Live system data and graphs* for each site

UW-Madison Arboretum McKay Center
• Slate roof building integrated PV system
• Live data reporting*

City of Madison Fire Station No. 7
• Three-panel array (solar-heated water)
• Live data reporting* shows production only when occupants use hot water

* For more details and technical information on these projects, and to view live data reports from several of the sites, visit mge.com/solar.

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