Doug Fredickson letter
DOUG FREDRICKSON, VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS, BLATTNER ENERGY 10:37 a.m. CDT August 15, 2015 As vice president of Blattner Energy, a power generation company, I’m proud to be part of one of the strongest clean energy economies in the nation. We don’t play politics with our energy sector in Minnesota — it’s too important. Instead,…
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Solar Financing Tools
Typically, large solar projects are purchased by investors who have an appetite for income tax credits and tax deductions. The investors range from building owners, banks and tax credit financiers. Here is a short list of ways we finance larger solar projects. Certified investors: We have investors in MN that can use the tax credits,…
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Select Solar Project Development
Our seasoned team has collectively over 40 years of experience designing solar projects. Although we are primarily a commercial/industrial developer, we sometimes do smaller projects for special people and circumstances. Please inquire here: Winkelman Solar 218 764-2321 For more information – info@winkelmansolar.com
Municipal Power Companies
Municipal Power/Utility Companies are common in smaller cities and have an appetite for renewable energy. They are typically a not-for-profit organization and cannot use the income tax credits, depreciation and other incentives, so they have challenges with financing. We have a financing method through large investors called the Olson Plan which is a “Five Year…
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Great River Energy Moves From Coal
By Fresh Energy | May 7, 2020 Great River Energy (GRE) has announced a historic decision to transform and modernize its electricity generation. On May 7, 2020, GRE publicized a plan that will lower costs for its member owners and at the same time reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Midwest and Minnesota. Sixty percent of the geography…
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Financing Solar for Non Profits
Many times non profit organizations have a hard time raising money for Non-profit organizations may need help raising money for solar because they cannot use the income tax benefits or depreciation. Certified investors: We have investors in MN that can use the tax credits, so they buy the project, utilize generous legitimate income tax benefits…
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Commercial / Industrial
Our team has done scores of commercial projects and are now beginning to tackle larger industrial projects. Several successful Minnesota factories have used our solar design services such as: Louis Industries Virnig Manufacturing For more information – info@winkelmansolar.com
