The diversified energy and infrastructure contractor is committing to purchasing 30 percent of the project’s solar blocks and becoming an anchor tenant. Michels has supported the project from the initial stages and is leasing the solar site to Alliant Energy. With Michels’ subscription, the total amount of solar blocks bought now exceeds 75 percent, just three months after launching the community solar project.
“We have partnered with Michels on energy projects for more than 50 years, and this builds upon the productive and positive history between our companies,” said David de Leon, President of Alliant Energy’s Wisconsin energy company. “Alliant Energy is excited that Michels will be an anchor tenant in our Fond du Lac community solar facility, and we applaud their support for local clean energy.”
Michels’ headquarters, located in Brownsville, Wisconsin, is about a dozen miles south of the site for the planned Fond du Lac community solar garden. The company also has more than 40 other locations across the U.S. and Canada. Participating in community solar provides Michels the opportunity to have multiple locations benefit from clean energy through receiving renewable energy credits.
“As an energy and infrastructure contractor, we support initiatives to provide reliable power from a variety of sources,” said Pat Michels, Michels Corporation President and CEO. “We look forward to using green energy at our facilities served by Alliant Energy.”
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Alliant Energy’s Community Solar program is part of the company’s Clean Energy Vision and its goal to attain net-zero carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity it generates by 2050. It is also part of the company’s Clean Energy Blueprint — a roadmap to accelerate Alliant Energy’s transition to renewable energy.
