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The 100 MW Point Beach Solar Energy Center, built and owned by a NextEra Energy Resources unit, entered service in September 2021 on 465 acres next to the Point Beach Nuclear Plant. Its output serves WPPI Energy member communities under a 20-year power purchase agreement.

Alliant Energy's 50 MW Albany Solar project in Green County, Wisconsin, bought from Capital Dynamics and built in 2022-2023, was placed into service at the end of 2023; no project cost has been published.

Invenergy's 250 MW Darien Solar Energy Center sits in the Town of Darien (Walworth County) and Town of Bradford (Rock County), Wisconsin. It was reported online in March 2025; We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service own 225 MW and Madison Gas and Electric 25 MW. A 75 MW battery is planned later.

Geronimo Power's 100 MW Apple River Solar project in Polk County, Wisconsin, estimated at 116 million USD, began operating in December 2025 per EIA data and sells to Xcel Energy.

Janesville allowed Viridian’s letter of intent to expire on June 22, 2026. The city subsequently said there were no active proposals or negotiations for the GM/JATCO sites.

Microsoft's first datacenter in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, a single cluster of NVIDIA GB200 servers it calls the world's most powerful AI supercomputer, is fully operational after its equipment came online in April.

Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream's Yippee Skippee, a peanut butter ice cream with salted caramel, brownies and pretzels, won ice cream grand champion at World Dairy Expo's 2026 Championship Dairy Product Contest, honored on 28 September.

Bjorn Solar is a planned 5 MW solar facility in Barron County, Wisconsin, expected online in late 2026 per Cleanview. Stag Moose Solar, LLC is the applicant in a USDA Rural Development environmental review.

A planned 2.3 MW solar PV plant near Spooner in Washburn County, Wisconsin, listed in EIA data with a proposed 2026 completion. Trackers expect it online in October 2026.

Mondovi is a planned 3 MW solar photovoltaic plant in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, operated by OneEnergy, Inc. EIA data lists a proposed completion of October 1, 2026.

Clark Solar is a planned 2.5 MW solar facility in the Town of Longwood, Clark County, Wisconsin, with OneEnergy listed as operator. A USDA Rural Development environmental review was approved on 2025-08-22; EIA data lists a proposed completion of October 2026.

Koshkonong’s solar and battery have separate delivery windows: MGE expects solar in 2026 and battery storage in 2027. Its ownership shares and WEC’s annual-report table distinguish utility-owned capacity from whole-project capacity.

Invenergy is constructing the 300 MWac High Noon Solar Energy Center paired with a 165 MW / 660 MWh battery energy storage system across 4,327 acres in Columbia County, Wisconsin. Formally approved by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) under CPCN Docket 9814-CE-100, the hybrid clean energy center is jointly owned by WEC Energy Group subsidiaries (We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service, 90% share) and Madison Gas and Electric (10% share), interconnecting via a 1.9-mile 345 kV gen-tie to bolster regional MISO grid reliability.

A 243.6 MW solar generation project (MISO queue J2870) is listed as active in the MISO interconnection queue at the Stone Lake point of interconnection in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, with American Transmission Company as transmission owner. It entered the queue on 2022-09-15 with a proposed completion of 2026-12-01; the interconnection agreement is not yet executed and no developer is published in the sources found.

The exact 99MW Edgewater BESS1 unit is under construction at no more than 50% completion. This is not the former coal plant or a future fully operating battery.

Invenergy's Koshkonong Solar Energy Center in the towns of Christiana and Deerfield, Dane County, is a 300 MW solar and 165 MW battery project approved by the Wisconsin PSC in April 2022. EIA data lists it as under construction, and We Energies, WPS and MGE are buying it.

MGE’s operator announcement describes High Noon in Columbia County as 300 MW solar and 165 MW battery storage, with service expected in 2027. The previously shown $650 million total and September-specific service date need current scope-specific evidence.

The 40MW Sunnyside SNSB battery is more than 50% under construction. MGE’s financial presentations quote USD70m investment for this wholly owned battery, separately from the USD42m solar component; the 2026 forum retains USD70m and updates anticipated service to 2026. Superscript footnote 2 is not part of the dollar amount.

American Transmission Company (ATC) and regional developers are deploying the 100 MW / 400 MWh utility-scale Beloit Gateway Battery Storage installation adjacent to the Beloit Gateway 138 kV Substation in Rock County, Wisconsin. Tracked under Midcontinent ISO (MISO) Queue Position J3162, the four-hour storage project buffers power along the Wisconsin-Illinois state line to support major manufacturing corridors and absorb emerging regional solar generation.

The annual air show and gathering of aviation enthusiasts returns to Wittman Regional Airport for a week in late July.

Robin Energy Storage is advancing the 200 MW / 800 MWh utility-scale Balsam Battery Energy Storage System across agricultural parcels near the Balsam Substation in the Town of Wheatland, Kenosha County, Wisconsin. Filed under the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity framework with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW), the four-hour battery installation connects to the regional 138 kV transmission system to support Milwaukee-Chicago regional power flows and grid reliability.

The Chippewa Solar Project is a 100 MWac photovoltaic energy generation facility situated across open agricultural lands near Chippewa Falls in Chippewa County, Wisconsin. Developed by Northern States Power Wisconsin (Xcel Energy) under its Upper Midwest Energy Plan, the project delivers clean solar power to west-central Wisconsin communities while providing stable lease payments to local farming families.

OneEnergy Renewables is developing the 98.4 MWac Good Oak solar farm in the Town of Lewiston, Columbia County, Wisconsin, which We Energies, WPS and MGE are buying for 215.7M USD; Wisconsin regulators approved it in 2026 and it is due to serve customers in 2028.

Vantage’s Lighthouse campus in Port Washington is planned for 902 MW of critical IT capacity across four buildings, with completion in 2028. WEC’s September 2026 presentation describes $15 billion-plus of investment and construction underway.

Microsoft is building a second Fairwater AI datacenter beside its first, now operational, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin facility, with completion scheduled for 2028 and a further 4 billion USD pledged; Cleanview lists 338 MW for the building, while Microsoft has published only campus-level power figures (400 MW phase 1, possibly 900 MW later).

A 300 MW battery at the Granville 345 kV substation in Milwaukee County (MISO queue J3006, transmission owner American Transmission Company) is active in the MISO queue with a proposed completion of March 1, 2028. A 2023 plan by Black Mountain Energy Storage for a 300 MW, four-hour lithium-ion battery at 6100 N. 84th St., beside We Energies' Granville substation, was approved by Milwaukee's Plan Commission; the two records match on size and site, but no source confirms they are the same project.

MISO queue entry J3402 is a proposed 200 MW battery project in Juneau County, Wisconsin, interconnecting at the New J1502 TO Switching Station (Emerson) in the ATC system. It entered the queue in April 2024 with a proposed COD of May 31, 2028.

Invenergy's Saratoga Solar Energy Center in Wood County, Wisconsin is a proposed 150 MW solar facility with 50 MW of battery storage. A We Energies filing lists it as 150.3 MW solar and 50.3 MW battery coming online by June 1, 2028, with We Energies, Wisconsin Public Service and Madison Gas and Electric as owners if approved.

Doral Renewables' Vista Sands Solar near Plover in Portage County, Wisconsin won PSC approval for 1,315.6 MWac of solar and a 300 MW battery (Doral's page says 1,200 MW), with Doral citing nearly $2 billion of capital investment and operation targeted by end of 2028.

Wisconsin’s PSC describes 1,315.6 MWac solar plus 300 MW storage, with final decision issued January 16, 2025. Doral’s April 2026 presentation targets 2029–2030, later than the regulator’s historical end-2028 schedule; the operator announces nearly $2B investment.

Doral Renewables is developing the 440M USD, 399 MWac utility-scale solar generation facility across 3,000 acres in Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin, interconnecting to ATC / MISO 345 kV lines.

Dawn Break Solar is a hybrid project in Waushara County, Wisconsin, pairing a 180 MW solar farm with a battery energy storage system. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approved it on July 30, 2026, and EIA data lists a planned September 2029 operating date.