On today’s episode, we are bringing listeners along for two recent, in-person tours hosted by CFC for our members. Our first stop was at Madison Gas and Electric’s fast-charging hub for electric vehicles in downtown Madison, Wisconsin. The fast-charging hub features sixteen fast-charging stalls, including eight Tesla Superchargers. Our next tour stop was at Madison Gas and Electric’s O’Brien Solar Fields just south of Madison in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. The 22-MW O'Brien Solar Fields delivers locally-generated solar energy to large energy users. The episode features subject matter experts from Madison Gas & Electric guiding our tours, including: • Erinn Monroe-Nye – Energy Services and Policy Manager • John Armstrong – Renewable Engineering Manager • Mark Lydon – Senior Account Manager • Jeanne Burns-Frank – Environmental and Sustainability Program Manager Key Moments from the Episode Include: 2:00 – Erinn Details EV Fast Charging Hub 7:34 – Lessons learned during operation of EV Fast Charging Hub 9:20 – Question about managing cars parked at hub 10:19 – Erinn’s “All the Power” Moment (Paving the way for more fast chargers) 11:00 – O’Brien Solar Tour Begins 14:20 – Mark discusses MGE customers receiving power from project 16:28 – Project Development and Leasing with John 18:30 – Jeanne discusses vegetation mix and ideal native plants for solar sites 27:40 – Process of converting sunlight to electricity on site 29:40 – Winter considerations at solar site 31:40 – Land use and benefits to the land 32:41 – John’s “All the Power” Moment (MISO Queue) 33:44 – Mark’s “All the Power” Moment (Energy jargon) 34:55 – Jeanne’s “All the Power” Moment (Energy storage) Find more information about the EV fast charging hub and O’Brien Solar Fields at the Madison Gas & Electric website:

EV Charging Hub: https://www.mge.com/newsroom/news-rel... MG&E Solar Projects: https://www.mge.com/our-environment/g...