HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-128 (Solar Garden Subscription Agreement between Sunrise CSG, LLC and the City of Stillwater) RESOLUTION 2019-128
RESOLUTION APPROVING SOLAR GARDEN SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SUNRISE CSG, LLC AND THE CITY OF STILLWATER
WHEREAS, in 2013, the Minnesota State Legislature directed Xcel Energy to create a
program for community solar gardens; and
WHEREAS, a community solar garden is a centralized shared solar project connected
to the energy grid that has multiple subscribers and each subscriber receives a credit on their
Xcel energy bill based upon the production of the solar facility and their subscription share
of that facility; and
WHEREAS, the City of Stillwater believes that there is societal, financial and
environmental value in participating in community solar gardens; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously approved (September 2018) two 25-year
Solar Garden Subscription Agreements with ReneSola, Inc. for the provision of 1,389,696
kWh of electric energy usage for the St. Croix Valley Recreation Center and the Lily Lake Ice
Arena which consume approximately 2,100,000 kWh of electric energy annually, equivalent
to approximately 1/3 of the City's annual electric energy consumption; and
WHEREAS, ReneSola Energy, Inc. and Sunrise CSG, LLC have submitted a proposal to
provide the City of Stillwater with a 25-year solar garden subscription for the Sunrise Solar
Garden replacing the previously approved subscription for the Lent Solar Garden (solar
gardens located in Chisago County); and
WHEREAS, as a participant in the Minnesota GreenStep Cities program,
benchmarking energy usage in City facilities and identifying energy savings opportunities
through solar garden subscriptions assist in the implementation of one of the GreenStep
Cities Best Practices for the City of Stillwater.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Stillwater
hereby approves the Solar Garden Subscription Agreement between the City of Stillwater
and Sunrise CSG, LLC as hereby attached, and authorizes the Mayor of the City of Stillwater
to sign all necessary documents on behalf of the City of Stillwater.
Enacted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater, Minnesota this 15th day of October 2019.
CITY OF STILLWATER
Ted Kozlowski, Mayor
ATTEST:
Beth Wolf, City Clerk