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press release issued by Madison Gas and Electric:
Madison, Wis., March 27, 2008—Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) customers have tripled their commitment to green energy since the introduction of the company's Green Power Tomorrow program in early January. More than 10,000 customers have signed up to pay a small premium on their electric bill in order to offset the carbon emissions normally produced by their electricity.
MGE's new Green Power Tomorrow program offers renewable energy from a recently constructed wind farm in northern Iowa, two wind farms in Wisconsin and solar power from several projects in the Madison area. The company's wind power portfolio is scheduled to increase by eight times this year.
Interest in the renewable energy program remains high and the company is continuing to enroll customers. MGE was one of the first Wisconsin utilities to offer a green pricing program to customers. In 1999, the company brought online a new wind farm in Kewaunee County and subscribed its entire capacity of green energy in less than four months.
MGE generates and distributes electricity to 136,000 customers in Dane County, Wis., and purchases and distributes natural gas to 140,000 customers in seven south-central and western Wisconsin counties. MGE's roots in the Madison area date back more than 150 years.
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