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Connecting solar and other clean energy to the electric grid has been overly complicated, but with leadership from Fresh Energy and its partners, the process is now simpler and more transparent.
As community solar turns three, solar gardens are blooming around the state and the program seems to have found its rhythm. The program is beginning to offer the predictability and transparency that comes from maturation, experience, and hard work from all stakeholders.
A brand new mapping tool will make connecting energy projects to the grid easier. Here’s how it works.
Over the past 18 months, Fresh Energy has been working with our partners to rewrite Minnesota’s interconnection standards, which dictate how every new distributed energy system connects to our distribution grid.
Fresh Energy is working to simplify the way small systems connect to the grid by first making the whole process a lot more transparent.
As the market potential and popularity of community solar grows nationally, all eyes are on Minnesota. Why are so few projects up and running? How real is the 800MW queue? Is the program sustainable? At the two year anniversary of Xcel Energy’s community solar program launch, we’re taking a deep dive on the health of the program today and its potential going forward.