On July 23, 2020, a newly installed solar array began producing power at Minnehaha Commons providing free
electricity for the residents there. The array, installed by Minnesota solar company, Novel Energy Solutions, is expected to produce 50,000 kWh of clean energy per year. That same amount of energy would cost over $5,000 if purchased from the electric utility.
The 39.93 kW project, located at 3001 E. Lake Street in Minneapolis, supports the 44-unit apartment complex that houses individuals aged 55 or older. These individuals are low income and have a history of homelessness. Not only do the residents receive their electricity for free, but the array also produces the equivalence of carbon sequestered by 46 acres of forest each year.
Novel Energy Solutions was founded in 2012 by a fifth-generation, Minnesota family farmer and has grown from a family-run business to be one of Minnesota’s leading providers of solar energy. Novel Energy Solutions takes great pride in this array, as it serves the first housing program aimed at supporting this this population.
Learn more about Novel Energy at www.novelenergy.biz.
