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Wood County Solar Project
Fast facts
Location:
Town of Saratoga, Wisconsin.
Capacity:
150 megawatts.
Size:
1,200 acres.
In service:
2022.
Homes powered:
Nearly 40,000 annually.
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Drone image of the Wood County Solar facility.
Drone image of the Wood County Solar facility.
Drone image of the Wood County Solar facility.
Drone image of the Wood County Solar facility.
Crews grade the Wood County Solar Project to ensure panels are at the proper angle to track the sun. (Sept. 30, 2021)
Metal piles are driven into the ground to eventually support the solar array structures. (Oct. 5, 2021)
Crews install an 8-foot woven wire fence around the boundary of the project site to keep large animals away. (Oct. 8, 2021)
Torque tubes, which rotate the solar panels, are installed across the metal piles. (Oct. 29, 2021)
Mid-State Technical College students visit the Wood County Solar Project to get a close-up view of the construction progress. (Nov. 11, 2021)
The view looking down a row of installed piles and torque tubes. (Nov. 11, 2021)
The mounted breakers, right, are installed at the Wood County Solar Project substation. (Dec. 22, 2021)
The transformer arrives at the Wood County Solar Project. (Jan. 5, 2022)
A row of installed solar panels at the Wood County Solar Project (April 12, 2022)
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Drone image of the Wood County Solar facility..
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Drone image of the Wood County Solar facility..
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Drone image of the Wood County Solar facility..
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Drone image of the Wood County Solar facility..
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Crews grade the Wood County Solar Project to ensure panels are at the proper angle to track the sun. (Sept. 30, 2021).
Slide 7
Metal piles are driven into the ground to eventually support the solar array structures. (Oct. 5, 2021).
Slide 8
Crews install an 8-foot woven wire fence around the boundary of the project site to keep large animals away. (Oct. 8, 2021).
Slide 9
Torque tubes, which rotate the solar panels, are installed across the metal piles. (Oct. 29, 2021).
Slide 10
Mid-State Technical College students visit the Wood County Solar Project to get a close-up view of the construction progress. (Nov. 11, 2021).
Slide 11
The view looking down a row of installed piles and torque tubes. (Nov. 11, 2021).
Slide 12
The mounted breakers, right, are installed at the Wood County Solar Project substation. (Dec. 22, 2021).
Slide 13
The transformer arrives at the Wood County Solar Project. (Jan. 5, 2022).
Slide 14
A row of installed solar panels at the Wood County Solar Project (April 12, 2022) .
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