Madison Gas and Electric: Innovative Community solar pilot project receives approval

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) today received
approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to move forward
with a community solar pilot project.

This innovative model for community solar in the City of Middleton will
provide interested MGE customers an opportunity to obtain up to half of
their annual electric needs from local solar photovoltaic generation.

The project next moves to the City of Middleton for their review and
approval.

“Under MGE’s Energy 2030 framework, we have set the goal of supplying 30%
of our retail electric sales with renewable energy by 2030. This community
solar pilot project is a good example of the innovative products and
services that our customers want from their community energy company,”
explained Gary Wolter, MGE Chairman, President and CEO. “By continuing to
partner with our customers in a variety of ways, we continue to transition
to a more environmentally sustainable energy supply and further reduce
carbon emissions.”

The community solar pilot project will be a 500-kilowatt (kW) solar array
at the Middleton Municipal Operations Center located on Parmenter Street
along Highway 12.

MGE and the City of Middleton have been working together for more than a
year to design and develop the details of this project.

This array will deliver power to the electric grid, enabling local
customers to purchase renewable energy generated in their community. MGE
expects this project will serve approximately 250 customers, based on an
average per customer subscription of 2 kW.

“A community solar project allows MGE to give customers, some of whom could
never install solar generation themselves, the opportunity to benefit from
renewable energy,” Wolter added.

In addition to the community solar project, MGE also will partner with the
City of Middleton on a 100-kW solar array on the roof of the Middleton
Police Department building. It will provide about 25% of the electricity
used by that building annually. The City of Middleton has a goal of 25%
renewable energy by 2025.

Assuming approval from the City of Middleton, MGE expects construction to
begin on the community solar project in July with operation expected to
begin in late summer.

Interested residential customers will be able to begin signing up to
participate in the community solar pilot later this spring. More
information on the pilot and how to participate will be on
www.mge.com/communitysolar beginning May 1.

MGE’s recently introduced Energy 2030 framework advances the company’s
long-standing commitment to cleaner energy, innovative products and
services, and customer engagement. To learn more about Energy 2030, visit
www.mge.com/Energy2030.

Contact

Steven Schultz

Corporate Communications Manager

608-252-7219 | sbschultz@mge.com