Community solar projects are popping up all over the country- it’s likely there is one near you. This innovative solar power system is sometimes called a solar garden and is a solar plant or collection of panels that is shared by more than property to generate electricity. Community solar can refer to community-owned projects and […]
Tag Archives: Solar Garden
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Oct
Oct
A report from Fitch Solutions Marco Research predicts that the Midwest United States is set to drive the nation towards 100 GW of solar power expected in the next 10 years. The report, titled Midwest US Set To Experience Strong Growth In Solar Sector, makes a bold prediction about the farming region in regards to […]
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Sep
Sep
The use of solar power has increased in the past decade. Consumers have become more environmentally conscious and the costs of going solar have gone down thanks to government incentives like the 2019 solar tax credit. Solar power doesn’t pollute, rely on gas or coal, but can be much more expensive than the less environmentally-friendly […]
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Apr
Apr
There’s no better place for watching sunlight turn into electricity than a garden—plants, after all, are just living solar panels, capturing light and turning it into the energy that fuels life itself. So there’s a kind of synchronicity in turning to the sun when you need power in the garden. At its simplest, using solar […]
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Oct
Oct
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has teamed up with a renewable energy cooperative to build a community solar garden on the top level of the Ramp A parking garage in downtown Minneapolis, the first such project to be built on MnDOT right of way. In the spring, Minneapolis-based Cooperative Energy Futures (CEF) will install a […]