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Project Information
Porchlight Solar Project, LLC is pleased to introduce a proposed
148.1 megawatt alternating current (MWac) solar photovoltaic (PV) generation facility with a 50 MWac battery energy storage system (BESS) in Portage County, Wisconsin. These facilities will deliver many positive benefits to the local community.
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The project will be an economic development opportunity for greater Portage County and a significant revenue development opportunity for the local tax jurisdictions that deliver key services to residents.
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This will also benefit regional electricity consumers and the environment by generating clean, low-cost renewable energy and providing vital backup power that increases electric grid resilience and reduces outages.
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Location of the Project
The proposed project is located in the Towns of Pine Grove and Buena Vista in Portage County, Wisconsin.
Size & Acres Utilized
The area within the project boundary is approximately 2,246 acres.

Transmission Connection
The project’s planned point of interconnection is ATC-owned Golden Sands Substation located near the intersection of Eckels Road and Sherman Road, to be relocated to the west side of Eckels Road.
Project Facts
37,400
Potential Homes Powered by this Project
148
MWs of Energy Ouput from this Project
ATC
This Project will Serve the ATC
Power System

Benefits of Solar Energy & Local Economic Benefits
A solar project provides a healthy, productive economic development opportunity for local land to harvest a stable cash crop—the sun. Benefits include positive impacts to the local economy through tax revenues to local governments and support to other local services. Host communities typically experience economic boosts for local businesses and supply chains as well as the opportunities for new jobs.
In addition to being safe and compatible with agricultural and rural residential uses, solar energy facilities exist in harmony with wildlife and the environment. They make good neighbors because they operate almost silently without producing odor or byproducts or attracting additional traffic.
In the bigger picture, solar energy projects provide an abundant, earth-friendly, sustainable power resource to help stabilize electricity costs. These amazing systems lessen carbon emissions and contribute to the diversification of the nation’s electricity grid.
Project News & Events
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COMPLETED: Public Information Meeting Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Open House and Welcome: 6 - 6:30 p.m.
Presentations and Q&A: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Open House: 7:30 - 8 p.m.
Buena Vista Town Hall
6684 County Rd BB, Bancroft, WI 54921