GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A ceremony held Monday to set the final steel beam for Northeast Wisconsin Technical College’s new Great Lakes Energy Education Center.
The 30,000 square-foot facility will provide more space for students and will also host new energy programs in power generation, transmission, and management.
The programs will create three types of associate degrees, two technical diplomas and two types of apprenticeship programs.
NWTC instructor Jenny Brinker tells WLUK the school is trying to accommodate the demand for jobs in the energy field.
“We are working with technologies of today and of course with the future, because buildings are going to become more connected. We will have a lot more information and technology and this building will be an excellent of where things are going in the future.”
The center is also zero-net energy capable, meaning its energy consumption will be about equal to the renewable energy it generates.
Construction is expected to finish in spring of next year.
