How does technology affect the cost of wind power? Advancements in technology — as well as the way new wind farms are built and operated — are making this renewable resource more economic for customers.
PROJECT NAME: West Riverside Energy Center ADDRESS: 1401 W B R Townline Road, Town of Beloit SIZE: 315-acre, 730-megawatt, natural-gas-fired generating station COST: $700 million START OF CONSTRUCTION: fall of 2016 ESTIMATED TIME OF COMPLETION: By end of 2019 OWNER: ...
A Wisconsin utility has shut down one of its largest coal-fired generators as it makes progress on the construction of a $700 million natural-gas plant.
As Florida residents and businesses work to pick up the pieces following Hurricane Irma’s direct blow to their state this weekend, Wisconsin utility companies are sending in workers to help provide some much-needed relief. The assistance comes as a result of ...
As Alliant Energy marks the start of work on a new power plant in Beloit, some industry representatives are saying that a decision to let non-union contractors compete for the project produced savings even before shovels hit the ground.