McLeod Cooperative Power held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of its Community Solar Project on June 23. Some of the members participating in the community solar array, Coop directors and employees, and representatives from Great River Energy, participated in the event.
Thirty-nine cooperative members have subscribed to 82% of the panels in the array. Eighteen panels are still available for their members. Members may subscribe to one or more panels, at a cost of $1,550 per panel, and receive the kWh output of their share of the array for the next 20 years. Member’s electric bills are reduced by the solar kWh credit applied to their bill each month.
The McLeod Cooperative Power community solar project has 100 solar panels. It is 41 kW (dc) system manufactured by tenKsolar of Bloomington, Minnesota. It will actually produce 36 kW (ac) generation for distribution onto the grid, for use by the co-op’s members in the Glencoe area. Construction began in April and was completed when the solar arrays were commissioned May 22. The panels have been producing electricity since that date.
Great River Energy (GRE), McLeod Cooperative’s power supplier, constructed a 20 kW array on the same site. It is part of GRE’s generation resources. GRE coordinated overall project management of their array and McLeod Cooperative Power’s 41 kW community solar project.
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