Coldspring Company – Overview

Client: Coldspring Company

Developer: David Winkelman

Installer: Innovative Power Systems, Oxbow Solar

Location: Paynesville, MN

Size: 1000 kilowatts AC (one megawatt)

Module: JinKO 375s

Inverter: Chint CPS SC100KT-O/US-480

Type of mount: Polar ground-mount at 26 degrees

When Installed: Fall, Winter 2018-19

Monitoring: Egauge

Main Contact: Ray Jaeger

Power Company: Xcel Energy

June 1, 2020 For Immediate release:

Contact David Winkelman 218 820 3736, winkelmansolar@gmail.com

The Coldspring Company of Cold Spring, MN has installed a one-megawatt (mW) AC solar array on the ground next to their award-winning Granite West business center. The solar array spans about 7 acres and produces enough electricity to power an average of 180 homes in MN, annually. The solar modules are made by a world solar leader, JinKO Solar, and have the most secure warranty in the solar industry. Coldspring turned the power on from the solar array in 2019, and it is guaranteed to produce an average of 1,486,800 per year for the next 25 years. It is one of the largest commercial solar installations in the state.

Coldspring Company (CC) is not new to sustainable energy and environmentally responsible operations. Developing and maintaining a sustainable operation is a CC core value that not only affects how they do business, but also shapes their corporate culture. Building on a long-standing commitment to establishing and promoting industry-wide best practices that treat the source of their products (the earth) with respect, CC is dedicated to developing and maintaining resource management and processing practices that minimize their impact on the environment. Coldspring strives to be the world’s most environmentally responsible stone producer and solar is their newest method to achieve this goal.  

For more information – info@winkelmansolar.com