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Regulators approve Polk County solar facility, deny funding to opponents of Cambridge project

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Regulators approve Polk County solar facility, deny funding to opponents of Cambridge project

CHRIS HUBBUCH
Sep 24, 2021
Sep 24, 2021

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State utility regulators have approved another large-scale solar farm in northwestern Wisconsin while denying funding to two opponents of a proposed Dane County solar project.

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'More than we bargained for': Solar farm proposal roils Cambridge community

'More than we bargained for': Solar farm proposal roils Cambridge community

The 10th such solar project considered by Wisconsin regulators, the project highlights the tensions brewing as Wisconsin utilities seek to replace coal-fired power with clean energy.

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