Minnesota

The second in the series of building a sustainable dream home led the author on a search for the right architect and builder during which she ran into a few challenges.

IREC’s latest analysis compares group studies with serial solar interconnection studies, concluding that while group studies can help manage queue challenges, they don’t significantly expedite necessary grid upgrades.

Also on the rise: Building not your average dream home. APsystems releases AC-coupled residential battery charger. And more.

The first in the series “Not Your Average Dream Home,” which delineates how the author chose the perfect plot of land in the U.S. that is most likely to be safe for the next few decades from the risks caused by human climate disasters.

Once completed, the Minnesota project will be among the largest in the United States.

The modules will support the construction of about 400 new community solar projects.

Canadian-based Heliene plans a new factory in Minnesota that will begin producing modules in 2024 and cells in 2025.

SunOpta will cover two-thirds of its electricity needs with the rooftop array.

Low-income and minority communities are often most affected by extreme and damaging weather storms, as well as to indoor air pollution and higher energy costs. However, one community in Minnesota is actively working to change that.

Minnesota’s public utilities commission approves Form Energy’s 10 MW/1 GWh iron-air long-duration energy storage facility construction project for Xcel Energy.