Louis Industries, Inc. Overview

Client: Louis Industries, Inc.

Developer: David Winkelman

Installer: Innovative Power Systems, Oxbow Solar

Location: Paynesville, MN

Size: 498 kilowatts DC

Module: tenK Solar, 410 watts

Inverter: tenK Solar micro inverters

Type of mount: tenK Solar roof-mount at 26 degrees

When Installed: Fall, Winter 2015

Monitoring: Egauge

Main Contact: Lance Louis

Power Company: Xcel Energy

Steel factory flips switch on solar array

One of Minnesota’s largest solar projects goes live

PAYNESVILLE, Minn. – Louis Industries activated one of Minnesota’s largest solar arrays, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. The family-owned steel manufacturing plant is using more than 1,200 solar panels to power its facility. New solar incentives made this an easy decision for a company committed to energy efficiency.

“Everything started looking better. Xcel Energy’s new capacity credit, federal tax incentives, and rapid depreciation made this a very good investment for us,” said Leo Louis, CEO of Louis Industries. “We’d actually considered a wind turbine, but with solar costs coming down, now was the right time.”

For more information – info@winkelmansolar.com