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Our First Minneapolis Community Solar Gardens!
The Emerge Second Chance CSG solar array is installed and sending energy to the grid! The Second Chance Community Solar Garden (CSG) was developed with local minority business enterprises and Emerge Second Chance Recycling Facility, a nonprofit mattress recycling facility that provides job training for formerly incarcerated citizens. We thank Emerge Second Chance Recycling Facility, Renewable Energy Partners (our certified minority enterprise solar developer) and S3 Solar Service Systems (a black-owned solar company).
The Second Chance CSG provides options for pay-up-front and pay-as-you-go subscribers, who can participate regardless of income, credit score, or whether they rent or own their own home. The Second Chance CSG was installed in 2021 and connected to the grid in late 2022. The garden is fully subscribed, but please fill out our general CSG interest form to be added to our waitlist and be notified of openings at either of our community solar gardens. |
The North High School CSG is installed and scheduled to go live January 1, 2023. In collaboration with North Minneapolis High School, Renewable Energy Partners and others, Minneapolis Climate Action helped establish the North High Community Solar Garden. Installed in 2021, this 365 kW solar garden produces enough clean energy to power dozens of Minneapolis homes and apartments every year.
Subscriptions to the North High CSG are available on a pay-as-you-go basis, meaning there is no up front payment required! Rather, subscribers pay a small amount for their subscription each month and get a bill credit that is always higher than the payment. It’s a win-win for your pocketbook and the planet! North High CSG is full at the moment. Please fill out our general CSG interest form to be added to our waitlist and be notified of openings at either of our community solar gardens. |
More Community Solar Gardens Coming Soon!
Follow the link below to join our community solar garden general waitlist. By joining, you'll to be notified of any openings at our existing community solar gardens, and also any future Minneapolis Climate Action community solar garden developments, and be considered first when we start enrolling subscribers!
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In addition to our two installed community solar gardens, we are excited to announce our collaboration with CANDO (Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization), Lyndale Neighborhood Association, and other partners.
We will create an innovative model for equitable, accessible community solar gardens funded by neighborhoods that bring benefits to the neighborhood and garden subscribers, regardless of whether you rent or own, with no money down, and regardless of income or credit score. True COMMUNITY solar!
Please fill out this form if you want to join this cohort and live or work in the Central or Lyndale neighborhoods.
What is Community Solar?
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A community solar project is a solar power plant whose electricity is shared by more than one property.
The primary purpose of community solar is to allow members of a community the opportunity to share the benefits of solar power even if they can't or don't want to install solar panels on their property. Participants benefit from the electricity generated by the community solar farm, which costs less than the price they would ordinarily pay to their utility. |
BENEFITS
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Community solar gardens are:
• A solution to climate change
• A way to save on your electric bill
• A way to participate in an equitable renewable energy revolution
You can participate regardless of income, credit score or whether you rent or own, and get a credit on your electric bill. And there are options to participate with no upfront money with our Pay As You Go option!
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Minneapolis Climate Action is a member of the Just Solar Coalition. a coalition of nonprofits, faith organizations, and renewable energy organizations grounded in these values: "We support a transition to a green economy that not only includes everyone but also helps to close the employment gap, improves the natural world and creates a new story about the community's role in the energy system."
• A solution to climate change
• A way to save on your electric bill
• A way to participate in an equitable renewable energy revolution
You can participate regardless of income, credit score or whether you rent or own, and get a credit on your electric bill. And there are options to participate with no upfront money with our Pay As You Go option!
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Minneapolis Climate Action is a member of the Just Solar Coalition. a coalition of nonprofits, faith organizations, and renewable energy organizations grounded in these values: "We support a transition to a green economy that not only includes everyone but also helps to close the employment gap, improves the natural world and creates a new story about the community's role in the energy system."