As community solar grows in popularity, an innovative solar project by the Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association in Minnesota highlights the opportunity of merging local ownership with locally assembled solar panels. Earlier this fall, this cooperative serving communities just north and west of the Twin Cities metropolitan area announced Minnesota’s first … [continued]
Yesterday, IKEA officially commissioned the solar panels it had installed at its Twin Cities store power plant in Bloomington, Minnesota. This is reportedly the largest solar array in the state. The commercial power plant utilizes 142,000 square feet of 4,316 photovoltaic panels and it generates 1,014 kW (1 MW) … [continued]
Students and staff at Winona Senior High School took environmental education to a new level with their determination to implement solar panels that would provide hands-on educational opportunities. With the help of a local contractor, they were able to not only plan the construction of the panels, but supplemental … [continued]
Happy campers abound now that a solar hot water system has been constructed on the roof of Recreation Park’s new shower house in Grand Marais, MN! Don Grant, a leader of the project explains: “The panels have eliminated complaints about losing hot water in the bathhouse. In the past, … [continued]
An Ecos Energy solar energy project in the heart of Minnesota’s wind farm region will test the potential of co-locating solar and wind turbine arrays to provide a more consistent supply of clean, renewable energy to the local Xcel Energy grid.
While Minnesota is known for gophers, ice, and a thousand lakes, it is also becoming known a hub for clean technology in the mid-western United States
Any “top 10” list is going to be a bit ambiguous, unless you’re ranking something that is very simply scored and ranked, like sports teams. Ranking states or countries on cleantech matters, especially cleantech or clean energy as a whole, is a little more difficult. So, I steer away from making such lists. However, if someone else makes one, it’s a fun thing to cover.
Clean Edge recently published its 2nd annual U.S. Clean Energy Leadership Index, which includes critical data and analysis on the nation’s clean energy landscape. Included in the index is a ranking of the states according to their clean energy leadership. Can you guess the top 10?
