Alliant Energy completes latest solar project in Grant County

Alliant Energy has finished a large solar project in Grant County that will produce enough energy each year to power more than 50,000 homes, the Madison-based utility announced. 

Construction on the 200-megawatt Grant County Solar Project started in September 2022 and involved more than 700 workers, according to the recent release. Covering more than 1,400 acres, the site in Potosi is blanketed by more than 430,000 solar panels. 

Lisa Barton, Alliant Energy’s president and CEO, says the project’s completion is a “milestone achievement” in the company’s clean energy transition. It’s part of a package of 12 utility-scale solar projects Alliant has been building in the state with a total output of 1,089 megawatts.

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Ken Notes: I have a love hate relationship with these projects. 50,000 homes! New economic development! Eliminate older coal plants! Jobs! Yea!!! 1,400 acres is a lot of land. We need an every roof top plan soon!