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Clean Energy Resource Team Event Recap

Posted by Melissa Streich | June 6, 2016

On Tuesday afternoon, May 24, 2016, the Upper Minnesota Valley CERTs-Logo-color_300dpi
Regional Development Commission hosted a West Central Clean Energy Resource Teams (WC CERT) event focused on all things solar. The event was geared toward helping participants understand what solar means for local government, planning agencies, and residents. A room full of 36 people gathered to soak up the information. Kristi Fernholz, a Senior Planner for the UMVRDC and WC CERT Coordinator welcomed the group, and after a brief round of introductions, we were off and running.

Topics that were covered included everything from solar basics and what various sized solar systems look like on the landscape to considerations for solar planning and zoning, net metering and subscribing to a community solar garden. Annette Fiedler, Southwest CERT Coordinator with the Southwest Regional Development Commission and Lissa Pawlisch, CERT Director with the University of MN Extension’s regional Sustainable Development Partnership tag-teamed on presentations.

For full article visit:
http://www.wctrib.com/news/region/4042988-solar-sprouting-southwest-minnesota
http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/blog/getting-solar-event-big-draw-west-central-minnesotans

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