Community Center Solar Garden

**Community Center solar garden**

To support Eden Prairie’s Climate Action Plan goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, the City partnered with Cooperative Energy Futures (CEF) to build a roof-top solar garden at the Community Center.

Eden Prairie residents who pay electric bills to Xcel Energy, including renters and association members, were able to register for a solar energy subscription on a first-come, first-served basis.

Joining a community solar garden does not require any physical changes to your home or an upfront investment beyond a one-time $25 membership share in the co-op. Now that the project is producing energy, participating residents will receive monthly credits on their electric bills for their portion of the solar energy produced by the project, and pay the co-op for that energy at a lower rate, creating a net monthly savings.

Steps to Participate

Limited income-qualified subscription spaces remain. Complete an online signup form to determine eligibility.
If eligible to proceed, you will sign an Xcel Energy Subscriber Agency Agreement, which allows CEF to size a community solar subscription to match your historic energy usage and register your subscription with Xcel Energy.
CEF will then provide a subscription offer that matches your energy needs with detailed terms and talk through key details of your subscription.
Sign a Community Solar Subscription agreement and become a co-op member.
You start seeing bill credits on your energy bill the next month!

About Cooperative Energy Futures

CEF is a Minnesota clean energy cooperative that enables local residents to become member-owners of clean energy in our communities.

Community solar is an opportunity to reduce costs on your electric bill while helping produce clean energy in the community that offsets the energy you use. Since this project is developed and operated by a cooperative, it also offers the opportunity to have a direct vote in co-op elections and a share of profits the co-op generates from local clean energy projects.

Learn more about Cooperative Energy Futures and the co-op’s approach to community solar, or check out the Frequently Asked Questions page. You can also contact CEF with further questions.