Solar site west of Jefferson seeing construction

JEFFERSON — Site work has begun on the Crawfish River Solar Project west of Jefferson and Alliant Energy has shared some of the highlights of this early stage of placement of solar panels on 450 acres.

"Civil site work is ongoing, including access roads, prepping substation ground and (preparation of the) solar panel field," said Chris Caporale of the Madison communication office of Alliant Energy, Tuesday. "We’ve begun receiving piles on-site, the first major step of the construction process."

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