Minnesota Power issues distributed solar RFP to advance regional projects
8 Feb 2025
News, Infrastructure, Economic Development
Minnesota Power, a utility division of ALLETE Inc. has issued its first request for proposals (RFP) for distributed solar projects as part of its compliance with Minnesota’s new Distributed Solar Energy Standard (DSES).
The RFP seeks proposals for solar generating facilities of 10 megawatts or less that will be connected to Minnesota Power’s distribution system. The DSES requires Minnesota Power to generate 3% of its retail electricity sales from distributed solar energy resources by 2030. The company expects to need between 65 and 85 megawatts of distributed solar capacity to meet this requirement.
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