MGE boosts green pricing plan
From a story by Jeff Richgels in The Capital Times:
A new wind energy deal will enable Madison Gas and Electric to triple the size of its green pricing program in which customers pay a higher rate to get more renewable energy in their power mix.
The program started in 1999 and quickly filled to its capacity of 4,300 customers, with many signing up to boost wind power.
MGE said it learned from meetings with customers and research that many more people wanted to participate in the program, so the company announced in March that it wanted to triple the program.
And on Tuesday it announced that it will be buying 30 megawatts of wind power from Northern Iowa Windpower II, which will enable the program to expand to 12,000 customers.
