JANESVILLE. — The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin gave a green light Thursday morning to the development of the Dawn Harvest Solar Energy Center in rural Rock County.
The commission unanimously approved a certificate of public convenience and necessity, a document needed for the project to move forward.
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