does not cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message madison gas and electric headquarters madison wisconsin u.s. products electricity natural gas green energy options website www.mge.com madison gas and electric company mge is the primary subsidiary of mge energy inc. nasdaq mgee . as a regulated utility it primarily serves the madison wisconsin metropolitan area with electricity gas and green energy options . contents 1 history 1.1 founding 1.2 recent changes 2 electricity 3 natural gas 4 green energy options 5 external links history edit founding edit the company s roots in the madison area date back more than 150 years to its predecessor company the madison gas light and coke co. which was founded in 1855 . the madison electric light and power co. began delivering electric service in 1888 . at the time madison had a population of 13 000 . in 1892 the four lakes light and power co. bought madison electric light and power co. and operated as madison s electricity provider for the next four years . in 1896 the four lakes light and power company and the madison city gas light and coke co. combined and incorporated to become madison gas and electric co. the madison gas and electric company powerhouse was built in 1902 . in 1915 it was remodeled at a cost of 150 000 . the building was designated a landmark by the madison landmarks commission in 2002 . recent changes edit in 2001 the company formed a holding company named mge energy inc. and madison gas and electric co. became its main subsidiary . electricity edit the company owns operates and manages electric generating facilities and electric distribution facilities . the utility serves 146 000 electric customers including the city of madison and some suburban communities in dane county . owned generating facilities blount generating station west campus cogeneration facility combustion turbines and solar units at madison wisconsin columbia energy center at portage wisconsin natural gas combustion turbine at marinette wisconsin mge s rosiere wind farm in kewaunee county wisconsin top of iowa wind farm in north central iowa the company also has long term electric purchase power agreements . natural gas edit the company purchases natural gas and owns distribution facilities to serve its customers . the utility serves 152 000 natural gas customers throughout the city of madison some suburban communities in dane county and six other wisconsin counties . green energy options edit mge has a green energy program called green power tomorrow . customers have the option of purchasing renewable energy for their home and or business . in addition the company offers a solar energy buy back program called clean power partners . external links edit mge website this wisconsin related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article about a united states company or corporation involved in the energy industry is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title madison gas and electric & oldid 712404156 categories companies based in madison wisconsinpower companies of the united statesmge energywisconsin stubsunited states energy company stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from march 2016all articles lacking sourcesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 march 2016 at 22 11 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view