Wisconsin regulators have authorized three of the state’s utilities to spend nearly $478 million on a second solar farm with battery storage.The Public Service Commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve the purchase of the 325-megawatt Darien Solar Energy Center under development in Walworth County, which will provide enough energy for about 75,000 homes.WEC Energy Group subsidiaries We Energy and Wisconsin Public Service Corporation will together own 90% of the project. Madison Gas and Electric will own the remaining 10%, representing an investment of $47.4 million.WEC says the Darien project is needed to help meet capacity requirements as the company retires about 1,385 megawatts of coal-fired power plants over the next four years. MGE is seeking to replace its share of the coal-fired Columbia Energy Center, which is scheduled to shut down by 2026 as well…
Major Darien Solar Energy project moves forward in Walworth County; PSC approves purchase by energy group
