Recently, iDEAL had the opportunity to partner with Seven Hills Preparatory Academy in Richfield to help it reduce energy bills, shrink their carbon footprint, and provide solar energy learning opportunities to their students. iDEAL approached the school about installing solar panels when the school announced the expansion of its gymnasium. The gym’s rooftop would be an ideal place to install a solar array,… READ MORE
The City of Roseville recently invested in three new municipal solar projects that help power the city’s fire station, city hall, and public works facility. So far, the projects have saved the city thousands in their annual energy bills and prevented more than 521,000 pounds of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. iDEAL was proud to… READ MORE
The state’s solar industry thinks the change could spur new development and maybe attract out-of-state companies. Minnesota solar industry leaders are hopeful recent changes to two utility incentive programs will bring new commercial development to the state. State lawmakers doubled the size limit for Xcel Energy’s Solar Rewards program to include projects up to 40… READ MORE
JANUARY 19, 2018 – Mike Hughlett An Xcel Energy proposal that attracted a multitude of low-cost bids to develop wind and solar projects in Colorado that include battery storage is raising hopes that the concept could become more widespread, including in Minnesota. Wind and solar farms can produce electricity only intermittently, and industrial-scale batteries are… READ MORE
Clean energy jobs are booming in Minnesota People are installing renewables and making buildings more energy efficient. 01 : 30 MINSEC By Daisy Simmons Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Clean energy takes a lot of work – and that’s good news for Minnesota’s job market. Mast: “This rapid transition to cleaner and more sustainable energy is driving… READ MORE
By Conor Ryan Nov 30, 2017 5:01 AM GMT A new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), The Solar Foundation and Generation 180 showcases the major growth of PV in K-12 schools in the United States. According to the report, PV capacity in US schools have nearly doubled since 2014, with 5,489 K-12 schools now… READ MORE
September 7, 2017-Logan O’Grady Clean energy jobs in Minnesota grew 3.8 times faster than overall job growth Industry drives Minnesota’s economic growth, adding 2,893 jobs in past year 30 percent of the State’s clean energy jobs are in Greater Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 7, 2017) – Clean Energy Economy Minnesota (CEEM) today released a new report from Clean Energy Trust and Environmental… READ MORE
October 14, 2017 Karla Lant The level of minimum power demand from South Australia’s grid hit a new record low — and it did so about a week after setting the previous low demand record, thanks to rooftop solar panels. On Sunday, September 17, only 587.8MW of power was drawn from the grid, beating the low mark of… READ MORE
OCTOBER 1, 2017 Neal St. Anthony Minnesota’s fast-growing clean-energy economy, rooted in wind, solar, conservation, technology and even software, is a change for a state that historically imported its energy. Alexandria Industries, which designs and makes aluminum industrial products, doesn’t look like an “alternative-energy” company.However, about 10 percent of its 400 employees in Alexandria, Minn.,… READ MORE
AUGUST 30, 2017 CHRISTIAN ROSELUND The utility has the support of Vote Solar and Colorado SEIA as part of a broad coalition backing its Colorado Energy Plan. Regardless of the delusional 19th-century energy ambitions of the Trump Administration, American utilities are increasingly closing “baseload” coal and nuclear plants and abandoning new projects as they move… READ MORE