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Prairie Sun Community Solar

Prairie Sun Community Solar

Prairie Sun Community Solar customers can lease a portion of the solar panels in the array and receive an electric bill credit for electricity generated by their share of the community solar system—similar to someone who has rooftop panels installed on their home. Community solar can be a great option for people who are unable to install solar panels on their roofs because they don’t own their homes, have insufficient solar resources, or roof conditions to support a rooftop PV system due to shading, roof size, or other factors, or for financial/other reasons.

Prairie Sun Community Solar, our 102kW solar array, located along 63rd Street South in Fargo was the first active community solar project in the state of North Dakota. Panels are still available for reservation by CCEC members. Interested in participating in community solar? Click the Panel Reservation link below to get started!

Project Details

  • 101 kW solar array DC rating (~89 kW AC rating)
  • CCEC has a land lease arrangement with the City of Fargo.
  • Prairie Restorations planted a low growing natural prairie grass around the arrays that will require minimal maintenance and provide a natural habitat for wildlife.
  • 324 panels total, divided into 3 separate arrays of 108 panels, this gets divided further into 6 sections of 18 panels each. 
  • Panels are 315 Watts each, when strung together into 18 panels, DC voltage is close to 700V, when inverted to AC this is 480V.
  • The arrays have an angle of 40 degrees which is optimized to get better production overall in the northern latitudes.
  • Project was the first community solar project in North Dakota and was completed in 2016.
  • 259.5 panels leased (3/29/23) - Contact CCEC for current pricing

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Infinity Renewable Energy Program

As your local member-owned electric cooperative, CCEC wants to work with you to meet your renewable energy goals. The Infinity program allows members to decide how much electricity they purchase is generated by renewable resources. The program launched in 2002 to support the development of the first two commercial-scale wind turbines in North Dakota. The sustained success of those turbines, located near Petersburg and Valley City, jump-started efforts to harness the state's abundant wind energy potential. 

By enrolling in the Infinity Program, members can choose a designated number of kilowatt-hours or percentage of electricity used that they would like to be derived from renewable resources.

Prairie Sun Community Solar, our 102kW solar array, located along 63rd Street South in Fargo was the first active community solar project in the state of North Dakota. Panels are still available for reservation by CCEC members. Interested in participating in community solar? Click the Panel Reservation link below to get started!

Participating consumers pay for the additional cost to purchase renewable energy and to specifically designate how this energy is credited and used. While it is impossible to direct where electrons are specifically delivered on the electric grid, it is possible to ensure that the renewable energy purchased is from a resource connected to the Minnkota Power transmission system. The record of that purchase and the proof that it was reserved for a specific consumer is done through a renewable energy credit (REC).  

Any home or business receiving power from CCEC is eligible to participate in this program. This program is an optional renewable energy program that allows members to add renewable attributes to their electric energy purchases. Minnkota administers the Infinity Renewable Energy program on behalf of Cass County Electric Cooperative. 

Contact member accounts here for more information.