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6119/2015 Metropolitan Council - Metro Council leading collaboration to spur canmwity solar de✓dopnent 'By woridng together, govemmand entries who sign up wont have to go through the lengthy solidtetion and evaluation process themselves, saving time anti mmey,' he geld. `The slas of tns solicitation, which will be scbstentlal, should attract more competition arat better proposals. And the subscription process vdll be eerier for local gsemrsn[e becaus we offer a standaN subscription agreement' Moe localIpe rnmai can Wdpft Wk Benefits of community solar production At a June 1 walmhop for local govemmerb held In Falcon Heights, Hennepin County slat shared a `Top Ten list' of the benefits m community solar production. Amory them: • Clean lawns demand on retail fuels • Significantly reduces air and comer pollution • Reduced ash and nuclear erecta • creature local jobs in green construction • Distributed energy production Is more secure than large facilities • with the collaboration, ernergy price ie fixed far 25 your • Supports stme'a numerable energy goal Plan supports Council's sustainable energy goal The Council's two hargst divisions- Monro Tmneh and Environmental Savise-plan to wbsaibe b a number of the new soler gardens. The proposed gardens would support the Coundl's long -tens goal of anergy auslelnablllly, and also froiicatr the parlidpation m local govemmuds that might not here the resources to nudity participate on their own. In addition to Hennepin and Ramey counties and Minmapole, Whist said that other govammude have els shown Interest In the eork, Including Seim Paul, Falcon Heights, Washington County, anti tr Mstropollten Ablows Commisalon. Mum Cti• a comatium of regional municipalities, has been label Atom B5local gosmmont reprwntativs attended the June 1 event. Collaboration is just one of four Council solar projects under way The Council won asked m bed the collaboration due to Its success In alar development now under way at the Blue lake Wsteeater Treatment Placa in Shrimpers. trend was, belW an Me t for it cols lmllatmu Mm a mmMM 1Jm MW production Wl/tlutwll PealM patsdbealry C-bebhtl tie ruler) to tie BM Lake plast anti Its pden partner, fie 9glaM rantlar. TM iciMy will provide about 10%m the plard's annum anergy rereads, redudng its named demand from Xcel Energy. M adacem installation on the Blus take property, a goposd 4 MW community solar garden (separate from tie collebondlve daraft ed above), would deMn power to local govemmeM subcalbas, Including the Council. In a third project, the Council Is procuring community ecu gardens and behind-tharster InsWlations on 10 Conncil- owrned emsta°ater and transit alts that are proposed m call. up to 15 MWs of power. The sits will be built end operated by the daelnper(s). Isba TFatnpenn, general manager of Enelronmental Senecas, sald she's pati that the Council la Isdlry the wry on a large-scale earn application for regional governments, and hopes tine work transforms tine big picture for energy in the Twin CMIes, T b e my iiWebtlem edlabemtln prulteted nb fnrellend rill, one noticed pert,;°Thergm sehL°ata sect, tier MM 9 pubis service M Madill ahhW Wage a a regional malls of tewnmmb. TerTahsegesaratlmsaMt>ora.mbe°ar, Wema dpolMp i ties° Pasted In: Tags: t1tatlls Mews&Eyenla Oma t Maps publications &Documents Ming Business C ncll hlm&ngs Conlasllls :/Mover.metracaucil.IXgMcws-CwnadslCammuatesMavrslelterslMsto-Camdl-laadiry}cdbboratianto-spnr-camm�n.aspx 213