MATC Solar Farm
The fence crews were busy this spring with a fast paced project known as the MATC Solar Farm. The location is just West of the Milwaukee River and North of Capitol Dr. in Milwaukee. The project was to install a renewable energy source (solar panels) in an urban area, yet have the project portable leaving little or no construction materials behind. The area is being utilized as a training lab for Milwaukee Area Technical College's students. Many have asked where the power is going and I was able to find that it will initially be used for MPTV per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "The project is expected to generate enough power to make the transmitter for MPTV the first of any public television station in the country to be powered with renewable energy. MPTV expects energy savings of at least $70,000 in its first year of operation."
You can read more about the project here:
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/102965434.html
http://renewableenergymilwaukee.blogspot.com/2010/05/matcs-big-solar-farm-will-double-as.html
http://wibuilder.com/blog/2010/06/flexible-solar/
http://www.jsonline.com/business/92929629.html
http://www.jsonline.com/business/99732814.html
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