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Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fifth
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As part of project application materials, the facility was expected to require 17 full-time staff once constructed. The facility is eligible for the
Federal Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC). MG&E assumed that the facility would receive 30% of the ITC. The ITC would be normalized over the 30 year
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In 2023, Badger Hollow I and II generated 176 GWh combined, approximately 0.28% of the total electric power generated in
Wisconsin (63,216 GWh) for that year. The facility had an approximate annual capacity factor of 13.2% in 2023. While presiding over the transfer of ownership stage, the PSC asked
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Village of Cobb and in the towns of Mifflin, Eden, and Linden. It is located just south of Cobb and southeast of the nearby Montfort Wind Farm.
320:(PSC) on June 1, 2018. On April 18, 2019, the CPCN application to construct the facility was approved by the PSC. In its approval ruling, the PSC found that the project satisfied the requirements of Wisconsin Statute § 1.12 and 196.025(1), known as the Energy Priorities Law.
296:, the lifecycle emissions of electricity generated by utility-scale solar facilities is 48 gCO2eq/kWh (median value). By comparison, lifecycle emissions from electricity generated from coal and natural gas (combined-cycle plants) are 820 and 490 gCO2eq/kWh, respectively.
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950:"Joint Application of Madison Gas and Electric Company and Wisconsin Electric Power Company for Approval to Acquire Ownership Interests in the Badger Hollow II Solar Electric Generating Facility - Final Decision"
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charged the Office of
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1080:"Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Badger Hollow Solar Farm – Docket # 9697-CE-100"
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123:$ 390 (Project Estimate, 2018)
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709:) Badger Hollow II Solar Farm
121:$ 422 Million (As of 1/14/23)
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70:42°56′25″N
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