Plans are spinning into
motion for a large
wind turbine project
the first of its size
to be approved
since 2011 by the state
Public Service Commission.
Solar and wind
are the cheapest forms
of electricity
so it's a really great win
for people's pocketbooks
for our electricity bills.
These also
really represent
huge opportunities
for rural communities
in terms of the economics
and the money that
is flowing into
the host communities
from the farmers
who sign leases
to host these
where they get this
long term, stable
high income.
It's enough to power
tens of thousands
of Wisconsin homes.
Wind energy is
very efficient.
One minute of
wind turbine
spinning can power
a Wisconsin home
for an entire day.
So we're generating
huge amounts of energy
from those turbines.
How does wind
work with solar?
Is that a complementary
kind of mix?
Increasingly, we're seeing
projects be proposed
along with storage
like batteries
and so that can
also help store
when there's
a lot of wind or
a really sunny day
store that energy away
for some of those times
where we've got
less of those resources.
They work well
seasonally together as well.
But wind is actually
more productive
in the winter, too
because the colder
air is denser
and it helps
kind of generate
more electricity.
So they really
do pair well together.