Minnesota Solar Resources Lissa Pawlisch Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) UMN Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships & Extension.

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Minnesota Solar Resources Lissa Pawlisch Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) UMN Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships & Extension

CERTs: We’re here to help CERTs Mission: Connect individuals and their communities to the resources they need to identify and implement community-based clean energy projects

Statewide Partnership & Collaboration

MN Solar Policy and Programs 1.5% Solar by 2020: 400 MW Total as of 2014: 19 MW 1.5 % Solar Energy Standard Made in Minnesota Solar Xcel Energy Solar*Rewards Financing programs PACE Solar loan (Center Energy & Env) Community Solar Gardens

Utility Territory Source: Minnesota Geospatial Information Office

Installations Climbing Source: Stacy Miller, MN Dept of Commerce.

Example: North Star Solar Point to yours! 100 MW project on single site Image source: Star Tribune, Jan 21, 2016 article on North Star Solar project.

Example: Aurora Project Point to yours! 100 MW project scattered across 16 counties Sources: Star Tribune and

Made in Minnesota Solar – PV $15M awarded annually (=$150M) Production Based Incentives (PBI); incentives paid annually for 10 years Applications accepted Jan 1- Feb 28 Lottery selection ~2,700 new systems totaling 40 MW ustries/energy/solar/mim/

Xcel Energy Solar*Rewards kWh production based incentive; 4.6 MW (2016) hhttp:// Rewards_for_Businessesns/SolarRewards_for_Residences

Project Finance and

Definition: Centrally- located solar PV systems that provide electricity to participating subscribers Community Solar Gardens

Community Solar Cliff Notes Point to yours!

Current projects – map view

Steele-Waseca Coop Electric Photo credits:Photo credits: and _2270_ www.swce.coop/ _2270_ $170 for one-410 watt panel; participate in 16- hour Storage Water Heater program $1,225/panel w/o the water heater

1 garden Max garden size = 1 MW Minimum 5 subscribers per garden No subscriber > 40% of garden output Cover up to 120% of annual elec. usage Xcel Energy: by the Numbers Photo credits:

Location, location, location Stay current: /solargardens/xcel-map

AVAILABLE CSG PROJECTS cleanenergyprojectbuilder.org Find Subscriptions for You

Lissa Pawlisch CERT Director, University of MN Extension, RSDP CERTs: Minnesotans Building a Clean Energy Future

solar.maps.umn.edu/app Maximize Good Solar Resource