Wisconsin's Biggest solar project planned by MATC, Johnson Controls

Milwaukee Area Technical College will build the largest solar power project in the state in Milwaukee, in a $6.9 million project that aims to train technicians in the renewable energy field.

The project will be portable, allowing it to be moved to a different location in the future, representatives of MATC and Johnson Controls said.

The project will be built near the Milwaukee River north of Capitol Drive on MATC-owned property that is home to the television transmitter used by Milwaukee Public Television. The project is expected to save MPTV $70,000 a year in energy costs for powering the transmitter.

The project will have nearly 2,500 solar panels, generating 411 kilowatts of electricity. That's slightly higher than the 385 kilowatts of electricity generated from two different solar systems housed at the Johnson Controls Inc. headquarters campus in Glendale.

MATC is calling the project a "solar education farm," which will serve as a training center for technicians, designers, site assessors, electricians, sales personnel and other professionals in the fields of renewable energy.
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