Foxconn, WEC Energy Talk Solar To Meet Electrical Needs

Foxconn Technology Group and Wisconsin’s largest utility are talking about what role solar could have in meeting the power needs of the massive manufacturing complex.

WEC Energy Group CEO Gale Klappa says Foxconn or the utility could build an array of solar panels for the Racine County campus. Klappa said WEC is still in discussions about how electrical service will be configured at the 20 million-square-foot plant.

The Journal Sentinel reports Foxconn is expected to have an initial electric demand of 200 megawatts, the largest electric load in the state. If solar is installed, it’s expected to cover a significant part of the company’s energy needs.

According to American Transmission Co., which will feed power to Foxconn, the company’s electrical needs are six times greater than that of the next-largest manufacturing plant.