The farms will increase the number of residential community solar subscribers in Minnesota by as much as 50 percent. The clean energy produced at the solar farms is expected to save more than 20,000 tons of pollution every year.
“Community solar makes it easy for Minnesotans to support solar without a big upfront investment or a home construction project—instead they can sign up online and promote local solar in just a few minutes,” said Tom Matzzie, CEO of CleanChoice Energy
Minnesota community solar customers can sign up for community solar online at CleanChoiceEnergy.com/Minnesota.
The eight farms serve residents living in the following counties: Anoka, Benton, Blue Earth, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Freeborn, Grant, Hennepin, Isanti, Kandiyohi, Le Sueur, McLeod, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Mower, Nicollet, Pope, Ramsey, Rice, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Waseca, Washington, and Wright.
The CleanChoice Energy Community Solar platform, announced in April, was developed by the company’s “Labs” Division, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative. The company has grown quickly since its 2013 customer-facing launch to become one of the largest direct-to-consumer renewable energy providers in the United States, serving customers in 27 utilities.
