Alliant Energy is planning to develop a 2.5-megawatts solar project at its Town of Beloit property near its Rock River Generating Station in Wisconsin.
Hanwha Q CELLS USA will design, construct, own and operate the solar facility, and Alliant Energy will purchase the power from it. Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin utility has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement with Hanwha, which includes an option to purchase the facility at the end of the PPA’s term.
Hanwha is using the landfill site at Alliant Energy’s Town of Beloit property for the solar installation. Alliant Energy is collaborating with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to enable the landfill site to be reused for the solar facility.
Hanwha plans to begin construction of the solar installation later this year. Alliant Energy customers will start benefiting from the clean power from the facility in the first half of 2016, when it goes into commercial operation.
“We’re pleased to be partnering with Hanwha to bring more clean energy to our customers and advance our efforts to increase sustainability,” said John Larsen, President of Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin utility. “Locating this new solar installation on our landfill site benefits the environment and further repurposes our Town of Beloit property.”
The Town of Beloit property also includes Alliant Energy’s Riverside Energy Center, its Beloit Operations Center and the Rock River Generating Station. The new solar project is part of Alliant Energy’s effort to modernize the overall energy campus.
