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Category: Minnesota

  • How Minneapolis nonprofit taps wealthy individuals to fund LMI solar installs

    By Frank Jossi, via Energy News Network One installation at a time, a solar nonprofit that matches socially conscious investors’ cash with lower-income homeowners is spreading the benefits of solar in North Minneapolis.  Solstar was formed three years ago by solar entrepreneur Ralph Jacobson following his retirement from IPS Solar, the pioneering Twin Cities’ solar……

  • Minnesota approves Xcel Energy’s 250 MW expansion of Sherco solar project

    Minnesota regulators have OK’d Xcel Energy’s plans to expand its Sherco Solar project to 710 MW, making it one of the biggest solar projects in the United States. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the utility’s expansion plan on Sept. 21. The unanimous vote paves the way for an additional 250 MW solar array to……

  • Standard Solar adds nearly 25 MW of community solar via tax equity deal with Crestmark

    Standard Solar, Inc. expands its growing portfolio with the financing and operation of 17 community solar projects in Minnesota and Massachusetts totaling 24.6 MW. Tax equity financing for these projects was secured in a partnership with Crestmark, a division of MetaBank, N.A. Massachusetts and Minnesota account for about half of cumulativeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Land O’Lakes teams with C2 Energy Capital on three community solar projects

    C2 Energy Capital LLC, a rapidly growing investor in renewable energy and storage assets, recently announced that Land O’Lakes, Inc. has subscribed to three of its completed community solar garden projects near the farmer-owned agricultural cooperative’s Minnesota headquarters. Offering farmers resources to help mitigate environmental impacts while increasing profit margins,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • RPCS, Knobelsdorff Electric partner on 17-MW portfolio in Minnesota

    RP Construction Services, Inc. and Knobelsdorff announced a 2020 partnership to supply 14 communities throughout the state of Minnesota with solar energy. Included in the 2020 pipeline (a total of 17 MWdc) is the 1.2-MWdc Silver Lake project, which will be the very first solar array utilizing a combination of AP Alternatives’ groundRead More — Solar Builder magazine