Wisconsin Public Service Commission reports Wisconsin meeting RE portfolio standards

The Wisconsin Public Service Commission reported that all 118 Wisconsin electric providers have met RPS,  renewable energy portfolio standards, for 2010. The report offers that, "Excluding sales attributable to green pricing programs, which are discussed later, over 5 million MWh, or 7.3 percent of the electricity sold at retail in Wisconsin in CY 2010, came from renewable resources."

Read the full report at www.psc.wi.gov. 

Wisconsin Power & Light Co. Construction Finished on Wind Farm

Wisconsin Power & Light Co. announced that it has finished construction on its Minnesota wind farm and that it is up and running generating power.

The total cost of the project was $460 million and began delivering power Monday morning about a week ahead of the company’s projections.

The Bent Tree Wind Farm is located in Albert Lea, Minn, and consists of 122 turbines that can produce up to 201 megawatts of electricity. It is expected that over a year’s time the wind farm will generate enough power to supply 50,000 homes.

“The addition of Bent Tree allows us to meet and exceed Wisconsin’s existing renewable portfolio standard,” said John Larsen, WP&L president.