Minnesota pairs some of the Midwest's oldest solar policies with some of its newest growth: its net metering law dates to 1983, it wrote the nation's first community solar law, and today about 1,625 megawatts of solar are online with $3.4 billion invested — all under a state law requiring 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040.
Homeowners get a square deal from Minnesota net metering: systems under 40 kW are paid the average retail rate for the excess power they send to the grid, there's no statewide cap on participation, and you keep the renewable energy credits your panels earn. And if your roof is shaded or you rent, community solar gardens let Xcel Energy customers subscribe to a shared project and earn bill credits instead — a program that now tops 900 megawatts statewide, with 30% of every new project's subscriptions reserved for low- and moderate-income households.
The installers below serve homeowners from the Twin Cities to Duluth and Rochester. Ask how they size systems against the retail-rate credit, and browse our solar energy resources for guides to winter production, batteries, and comparing quotes.
