During the 2023 Legislative session, the Minnesota Legislature made changes to the Community Solar Garden statute sunsetting the “Legacy” program operated by Xcel Energy and establishing a new program to be administered by the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
Commerce has launched the Low and Moderate-income Accessible Community Solar Garden program.
Community solar applications will be reviewed in batches on a monthly basis with each application round reviewed as a standalone batch. The application window for each batch will be open for 21 days beginning on the 1st of each month.