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EGP-NA’s Minnesota Solar Wind Project Announces Start of Operations

Enel Green Power North America (EGPNA) has started operations of its 150 MWdc Aurora solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Minnesota. This 16-site plant includes a location in West Waconia.

A few details of the completed project are below. Additional information about the site including press release announcing start of operations, fact sheet and quotes from Minnesota Lt. Governor Tina Smith; Rep. Pat Garofalo, Chair, Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance Committee; Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman can be found here: http://pntdrv.com/us2brro

  • Aurora is a utility-scale distributed solar model, consisting of 16 small-scale solar sites to supply green energy to communities across the state.
  • Aurora can generate approximately 210 million kWh annually, equivalent to the energy consumption needs of over 17,000 U.S. households, while avoiding the emission of over 150,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere each year.
  • The innovative design of Aurora highlights how renewables can provide both sustainable, reliable energy to communities while delivering significant environmental benefits and economic value – furthering the ‘open power’ approach to open energy access to more people, new technologies and new uses.
  • EGP-NA has a 15-year history in MN owning and operating plants, including the Prairie Rose wind farm (200 MW) and Minnesota Wind farm (30 MW).
  • Aurora brings EGP-NA’s total installed capacity in Minnesota to 380 MW.
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Bird Watching Meeting

Carver On The Minnesota is hosting a meeting on Bird Watching at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The talk will be held at the Church By The River in Carver at 7pmWednesday January 11th. There is no cost, and there will be coffee and snacks.
Our speaker for the evening will be Suzanne Trapp. Ms. Trapp is the Environmental Education lead, and casual birdwatcher, for the Minnesota Valley National WIldlife Refuge. She has 25+ years of experience leading students, families, and visitors on a variety of outdoor explorations. She has 17 years experience working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
A native of Florida, Suzanne especially enjoys visiting the winter grounds of the birds she sees throughout the fall, spring and summer on the refuge. Mrs Trapp has spent the last 24 years in the Twin Cities and has raised 2 boys who are also pursuing outdoor careers. Her family enjoys spending time up north at the cabin, international travel, and hiking adventures throughout the country.
We hope you will join us for evening. The Refuge is a valuable resource for Carver and the region, and this is an opportunity to learn more about it.
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Carver Historic District Book

John von Walter of the Carver Heritage Preservation Commission and Carver on the Minnesota has published the 2016 update of the Carver Historic District Book that documents the history of Carver on a building-by-building basis.

The first eight pages of the Carver Historic District Book provide a great introduction to the history of the area, and then the remainder takes a look at the history of each building and site individually. Please enjoy it and send any feedback to John on Facebook.