Burns & McDonnell has accomplished EPC and self-perform building companies for 9 Wisconsin photo voltaic tasks which are a part of Alliant Power’s Clear Power Blueprint.
Burns & McDonnell began building on these websites in 2021 with tasks accomplished in levels.
“While you take a look at all that’s occurred within the photo voltaic trade over the previous three to 4 years, it’s a major achievement to finish these tasks on schedule,” says Chad Cotter, vp of photo voltaic building, Burns & McDonnell.
“Having our EPC crew, self-perform crews, environmental and allowing specialists, and substation and interconnection help groups built-in with Alliant Power and the native union halls early within the undertaking was crucial to reaching certainty in consequence and delivering on time. However I believe most vital was Alliant Power’s daring imaginative and prescient to maneuver ahead with these tasks regardless of the unstable interval that paused many different tasks throughout the nation.”
9 greenfield substations have been additionally constructed throughout this undertaking, with six gen-tie strains consisting of roughly eight miles of 69-kV and 138-kV transmission to get the ability to the grid. To alleviate provide chain points, the crew used momentary high-voltage gasoline circuit breakers decommissioned from an Alliant Power coal plant to keep up the undertaking schedule whereas ready for high-voltage gasoline circuit breakers to reach.
The photo voltaic amenities span practically 5,000 acres and collectively add 764 MW of photo voltaic capability to Alliant Power’s portfolio.
