Solar permitting — St. Croix County, Wisconsin
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W WI; Hudson area; Twin Cities exurb (fastest growing WI county); active solar; local CUP. Permitting: Saint Croix County: CUP in Agricultural/Industrial district for projects <100 MW.; 200-ft setback. Track record: St. Croix County
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
Saint Croix County: CUP in Agricultural/Industrial district for projects <100 MW.
Setbacks & buffers
State standard: Local jurisdiction authority; typical setbacks 65-200 ft from property lines
Spacing requirements
None codified.
Size restrictions
None codified; managed via CUP/SUP conditions
Penalties & bonding
No penalties or adjustments. Standard CUP/SUP process.
State-level permits & approvals
PSC of Wisconsin has siting authority for wind/solar ≥100 MW (Wis. Stat. §196.491). Projects <100 MW: local CUP/SUP under county/town zoning governs. Local restrictions on wind systems must meet one of 3 conditions: (1) public health/safety; (2) not significantly increase cost/decrease efficiency; (3) allows comparable alternative. Local solar restrictions face similar reasonableness standard. No statewide preemption below 100 MW threshold — strong local control. MISO interconnection territory statewide.
State policy & grid context
State RPS & clean energy policy
10% by 2015 (met, no update) | Act 141 (2005) | Wis. Stat. §196.378
State incentive programs
Wisconsin RPS: 10% renewable by 2015 (met — weakest in region). Focus on Energy program: commercial/industrial rebates for solar ($150-450/kW for ≤25 kW). Property tax exemption: Wis. Stat. §70.111(18) — solar systems exempt from property tax assessment. Sales tax exemption: Wis. Stat. §77.54(57m) — solar equipment purchases exempt. Wisconsin Green Energy program: voluntary renewable program through WPS, MGE, We Energies. Alliant WPL (WI) has deployed ~1,089 MW solar by 2024; Vista Sands (1,315 MW Portage Co.) approved June 2025 — largest WI solar project. Utility: We Energies (WEC) serves SE WI/Milwaukee; WPS (WEC) serves NE WI; Alliant Energy (WPL) serves central/southern WI; MGE serves Madison metro; Xcel NSPW serves far NW WI; Dairyland Power Coop and WPPI Energy serve rural areas.
Grid & interconnection
MISO / Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC) zone
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