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Starting in 2021, the City of Fitchburg is purchasing additional solar energy from the O'Brien Solar Fields, an MG&E-operated solar farm located in Fitchburg and constructed by EDF Renewables. The electricity from this solar array is purchased under a Renewable Energy Rider (RER) agreement, setting a specific purchasing price over the 20-year life of the contract.
The O'Brien Solar Fields is a 20-megawatt array utilizing over 60,000 bifacial solar panels on ground-mounted supports, and Fitchburg is purchasing the electricity produced by 1/40th of the project (the equivalent of 500 kilowatts of capacity). This purchase is projected to cover nearly 20% of Fitchburg's municipal electricity usage, taking the City up to nearly 40% of its electricity coming from renewable sources by the end of 2021.