Minneapolis City will get $2M to build solar array
by Katharine Grayson Staff Writer, December 10, 2007
Source: Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2007/12/10/daily9.html?surround=lfn
The city of Minneapolis will receive a $2 million grant to build an array of 3,000 solar panels atop the roof of a public-works building. The solar array will be the largest of its kind built in an urban area in the Upper Midwest, the city said Monday in a press statement. Funding for the project will come from the Xcel Energy Renewable Development Fund.
The city said the solar array might help it expand its fleet of 28 plug-in hybrid vehicles. In May, Minneapolis-based Xcel (NYSE: XEL) announced it would put up to $23 million toward renewable-energy projects. The state requires that the utility set aside $16 million for its renewable-energy fund. The city already has three solar arrays up and running.