Fort McCoy opens new microgrid to strengthen energy resilience at main gate
260519-A-YF049-1014.JPG Photo By: Amanda Clark

Fort McCoy, Wisconsin - A scene from the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the official opening of the installation’s new $1.4 million Main Gate Microgrid with Battery Backup Project is shown May 19, 2026, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Director Liane Haun served as narrator and emcee for the ceremony. Fort McCoy Chaplain (Maj.) Walter McCall delivered the invocation. Fort McCoy Senior Commander Maj. Gen. Joseph Ricciardi, commanding general of the 88th Readiness Division, and Fort McCoy Garrison Commander Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez also spoke at the ceremony. (U.S. Army Photo by Amanda Clark/Fort McCoy Multimedia-Visual Information Office)


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