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Welcome to Cooperative Energy Futures (CEF). We are excited you want to learn more about our innovative and equitable Community Solar Garden (CSG) program.!

Subscribing to a solar garden is a multi-step process that provides us with all the information needed to size your subscription and get you signed up as a subscriber and CEF member . You are not committed until you sign the Subscription Agreement that is customize based on your energy use and your needs. This gives you time to understand the project fully and answer any questions you have.

We recommend that you check our CEF’s Community Solar FAQ or check out our overview documents about Our Approach to Community Solar and an Overview of Subscription Terms.

Click the SIGN UP FOR COMMUNITY SOLAR button below and we will add you to our operating Eden Prairie or Clara City Community Solar Garden if you are eligible.

Or we will add you to our waiting list for our Lake Elmo, Mankato or Midtown Community Solar Garden.

See below for more information.

Operating Gardens

Clara City CSG (Operating): is open for subscriptions for any Xcel Energy customer in Minnesota at or below 80% Area Median Income.

Eden Prairie CSG (Operating): is accepting a limited number of subscriptions for residents of Eden Prairie who are of limited means or from marginalized communities.

Community Solar Gardens (CSG) in Development:

Lake Elmo CSG
The Lake Elmo Community Solar Garden is under construction and expected to be connected to the grid in early 2025. The waiting list is open. Priority is given to Lake Elmo residents, but is open to all community members who are Xcel electric customers.

Mankato CSG
The Mankato CSG is under construction and expected to be connected to the grid in early 2025. The waiting list is open. This CSG is open to all who are Xcel electric customers.

Midtown Community Solar Garden is under construction and expected to be connected to the grid in early 2025. The waiting list is open. This CSG is open to all, with priority given to residents of these Minneapolis neighborhoods: Midtown, East Phillips, Phillips West, Ventura Village, Stevens Square, Corcoran, Central, Powderhorn, Whittier, Cedar Riverside.