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WEC Energy Group to replace Wisconsin coal plant with 350MW of solar

December 1, 2017
Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group, the parent company of Wisconsin utility We Energies, will shut down the 1,190MW coal-fired Pleasant Prairie facility and replace it with a 350MW PV facility, per the BizTimes Milwaukee.
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