Community Solar on display in Minnesota: Wright-Hennepin's ground-breaking project

Monday, September 9 at 6:30pm Wright-Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association will be welcoming community members and interested Minnesotans to the dedication of their first Solar Community project. It will be at WH’s headquarter facilities at 6800 Electric Drive, Rockford, MN. You can click here for more about the event. We followed up with Wright-Hennepin to learn a little more about the project. Read the interview below!

Joel Haskard:Why did Wright-Hennepin pursue a community solar project?

Wright-Hennepin: WH was interested in starting a community solar project to bring renewable energy options to members. WH took a unique approach as we are the first community solar project in the nation to combine battery storage with solar energy, so that energy may be stored and deployed at peak times. Oftentimes solar energy is being produced during the middle of the day, but energy demands are the highest around dinner time, so we are able to store the energy and use it when needed.

JH:How did your members respond to the opportunity?

WH: We received a lot of questions and feedback from members. We are sold out of the first community project and partially sold out of a second.

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