Wisconsin Ag Connection - We Energies Wind Project to Use Alliance of Wisconsin Firms

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We Energies Wind Project to Use Alliance of Wisconsin Firms
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 03/29/2010

We Energies announced that it has developed a Wisconsin-based alliance to design and build the Glacier Hills Wind Park, which will be located in the towns of Randolph and Scott in Columbia County. The project is expected to generate more than 400 million emission-free kilowatt hours annually--enough to power 45,000 homes.

The construction alliance will include The Boldt Company of Appleton, Michels Corporation of Brownsville and Edgerton Contractors, Inc. of Oak Creek.

"Developing the Glacier Hills Wind Park through this home-state construction alliance will benefit Wisconsin's economy while achieving a low cost approach to generating more energy from renewable resources," said Rick Kuester, executive vice president of Wisconsin Energy Corporation, the parent of We Energies. "The project will be built with the talents of these Wisconsin companies and local craft labor."

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin issued approval for the project in January.

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