Solar Technology Developers
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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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/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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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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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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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
Winkelman Solar Developers is a team of seasoned solar project developers that specialize in select projects for commercial, industrial, municipal and non-profit customers. Our team’s success stems from a philosophy of integrity, sustainability and building long standing relationships. Our customers are our focus. We spend our advertising dollars on our past customers, providing referrals fees…
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The tools we use are among the industry’s top standards: PV Watts from the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Labs. See here: www.pvwatts.nrel.gov Helioscope, see here: www.helioscope.com PV Syst, see here: www.pvsyst.com Aurora, see here: www.aurorasolar.com For more information – info@winkelmansolar.com
(From LID Annual Report 2019) Our LID Board is active with surrounding agencies that meet, attend and support the goals and activities of the Crow Wing County Lakes and Rivers Alliance; Mncola, and the Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Association. Members attended various seminars on AIS sponsored by the DNR and the University of Minnesota. We…
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(this picture of David Winkelman was in Canada 1979) David Winkelman says: “I fell in love with Lower South Long Lake while fishing with my brother Babe, catching some of the largest bass and walleye in our lives up to that point in the mid 1970s. One day we caught two “double-headers” of 10 pound…
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