Community Solar Garden
Faribault Community Solar Garden
Project Name : Faribault Community Solar Garden
Project Size : 1.310 MW
Location : Faribault, MN
Size of the Site: 6 acres
Owner : Cooperative Energy Futures
Participants : Design, Procurement, and Project Management - Apadana Solar Technologies; Installation - Oxbow Sunworks and APAlternatives
Largest Subscribers: Minnesota Department of Transportation. All other subscribers are residents or family-owned businesses.
Design Challenges Faced and Means of Overcoming those Challenges: Need to work in a space constrained site with adequate spacing and visual barriers for neighboring views. Also need to avoid some shading from surrounding trees as well as an awkward site access through landowners existing access road.
Apadana coordinated closely with Rice County Zoning Department, MNDOT, Xcel Energy, and the landowners to resolve these issues.
Clarks Grove Solar Garden
Project Name : Clarks Grove Community Solar Garden
Project Size : 331.5 kW
Location : Clarks Grove, MN
Size of the Site: 2 acres
Owner : Cooperative Energy Futures
Participants : Design, Procurement, and Project Management - Apadana Solar Technologies; Installation - Oxbow Sunworks and APAlternatives
Largest Subscribers: Residents or family-owned businesses.
This project will produce enough energy to power 45 average Minnesotan homes. We seed every one of our community solar gardens with a pollinator-friendly seed mix that provides a habitat for bees, butterflies, and other native species.
Ramp A Community Solar Garden
Project Name : Ramp A Community Solar Garden
Project Size : 1.37 MW
Location : Minneapolis, MN
Size of the Site: Top of Downtown Parking Garage
Owner : Cooperative Energy Futures
Participants : Design, Procurement, and Project Management - Apadana Solar Technologies; Installation - Elan Energy Partners and Sheehy Construction
Largest Subscribers: MNDOT
The Ramp A Community Solar Garden is a unique solar canopy built on a custom truss system on top of a parking garage in downtown Minneapolis.
