Implementing Sector: | Utility |
Category: | Financial Incentive |
State: | Minnesota |
Incentive Type: | Rebate Program |
Web Site: | http://www.mnpower.com/Environment/SolarSense/ |
Administrator: | Minnesota Power |
Start Date: | 01/01/2004 |
Utilities: | Minnesota Power Inc |
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: | Solar Photovoltaics |
Incentive Amount: | $0.83/kWh estimated production in the first year |
Maximum Incentive: | The total combined rebate and incentives cannot exceed $20,000, or 60% of installed costs, whichever is less. |
Eligible System Size: | 20 kW or 120% of the premise's 12-month energy consumption |
Equipment Requirements: | Install new components, including all major components. PV modules must come with a 20-year or greater manufacturer’s performance warranty. All inverters must come with a minimum 10-year manufacturer’s performance warranty. Installers must offer a two-year workmanship warranty. |
Installation Requirements: | Systems must be installed by a certified installer (NABCEP or UL) |
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits: | Participants are required to enter into a contract with Minnesota Power giving them all RECs in exchange for the incentive |
Technologies: | Solar Photovoltaics |
Sectors: | Commercial, Industrial, Nonprofit, Residential, Federal Government, Multifamily Residential, Institutional |
Parameters: | The incentive has a maximum of 0.83 $/kWh (1 year), The incentive has a maximum of $20000.00, The incentive has a maximum of 60.00 % of cost, The system size has a maximum of 20.00 kW-DC |
Minnesota Power offers a rebate for grid-connected solar-electric (PV) systems up to 20 kilowatts (kW) in capacity. Rebates are worth $0.83/kWh expected production in the system's first year of operation. The expected production is determined by using PV Watts, a publicly available tool developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and accounts for specific characteristics of the system's siting.
The installer must submit system design specifications to Minnesota Power in order to calculate the incentive estimate. Customers must also get preapproval of the project prior to purchase and installation of equipment. Additional requirements exist; see website above for complete details.
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