Solar on Public Buildings Grant Program: Round 3
Minnesota’s third funding round of Solar on Public Buildings launches later this spring. Join the webinar on Monday, April 7, 10:30-11:30am to learn more.
The Department of Commerce will administer $4.3M in grants to local governments in Xcel Energy electric service territory. Eligible applicants for this grant program are local units of government including a county, statutory or home rule charter city, town, or other local government jurisdiction, excluding a school districts eligible to receive financial assistance under section 216C.375; or a federally recognized Indian Tribe in Minnesota. (Minn. Stat. § 216C.377, subd. 1).
Grants will be awarded for up to 70% of the project costs (dependent on the government’s financial capacity) for a solar array that is built on or adjacent to a public building and is the lesser of 40kW system capacity or 120% of the building’s annual energy consumption.