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PV = Photovoltaic (Electric)  kW = Kilowatt = 1,000 Watts
HW = Hot Water                  SH = Space Heating
ET = Evacuated Tubes         HMR = High Mass Radiant
Commercial
Great River Energy
Elm Creek Blvd., Maple Grove
Business Location
PV
System Type
72.0 kW
System Size
The largest solar electric system in Minnesota!
GRE is pursuing a LEED Platinum Certification for their new sustainably-designed office campus.
Flannery Construction
1375 St. Anthony Ave., St. Paul
HW & SH
1120 sq ft
The largest solar water and space heating system in the area!
HW & SH
512 sq ft
Wind Electric
10.0 kW
Journey Inn
Maiden Rock, WI
HW & SH, HMR
396 sq ft
A premiere High Mass Radiant heating system at this excellent Wisconsin bed and breakfast.
Skally Building
622 Grand Ave., St. Paul
HW
320 sq ft 
Wedge Co-op
2105 Lyndale Ave., Minneapolis
HW
224 sq ft
Featured in the Pioneer Press.
May Day Cafe
3440 Bloomington Ave. S., Minneapolis
HW
160 sq ft
Quality Bicycle Parts
6400 105th St., Bloomington
PV
40.0 kW
1st place tie (with Pellco Machine, below) for the largest solar electric system in Minnesota!
Pellco Machine
13045 43rd St. NE, St. Michael
PV
40.0 kW
1st place tie (with QBP, above) for the largest solar electric system in Minnesota!
The Green Institute
2801 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis
PV
35.0 kW
Listed by approximate system size.
Shalom Hill Farm
Windom, MN
Wind Electric
20.0 kW
Northern Sun Merchandising
2916 East Lake St., Minneapolis
PV
10.3 kW
Paul Office Building
6528 West Lake St., St. Louis Park
PV
10.3 kW
Upper Midwest Gourmet
1901 Traffic St. NE, Minneapolis
PV
10.0 kW
Lakewinds Co-op,
435 Pond Promenade, Chanhassen
PV
10.0 kW
Mankato Place Mall
12 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato
PV
10.0 kW!
Coming soon!
Macalester College
Snelling & St. Clair, St. Paul
Wind Electric
10.0 kW
Northland College
1411 Ellis Ave., Ashland, WI
Wind Electric
10.0 kW
St. Joan of Arc
4537 3rd Ave. S., Minneapolis
PV
10.0 kW
Linden Hills Co-op
2813 43rd St., Minneapolis
PV
10.0 kW
The Science House
120 West Kellog Blvd., St. Paul
PV
9.9 kW
A recent 1.0 kW upgrade to their 8.9 kW system makes their new system size 9.9 kW!
A net energy producing building!
Yorktown Office Court
7101 York Ave. S., Edina
PV
9.6 kW
Izzy's Ice Cream Cafe
120 West Kellog Blvd., St. Paul
PV
8.6 kW
The first solar-powered ice cream cafe in the U.S.!
PV
4.8 kW
Wind Electric
10.0 kW
PV
2.4 kW
Temple Israel
2324 Emerson Ave. S., Minneapolis
PV
1.7 kW
JC Hormel Nature Center
1304 21st St. NE, Austin
PV
1.2 kW
Dodge Nature Center
365 Marie Ave., West St. Paul
PV
1.0 kW
Putting Green
20th Street South, New Ulm
PV
1.0 kW
Residential
Click on the links for pics and stories!
Residential Location
System Type
System Size
Listed by approximate system size.
PV = Photovoltaic (Solar Electric)
kW = Kilowatt = 1,000 Watts
HW = Hot Water
SH = Space Heating
ET = Evacuated Tubes
HMR = High Mass Radiant
PV, HW & SH
6.7 kW, 360 sq ft
PV, HW
6.0 kW, 64 sq ft
PV, HW & SH
4.6 kW, 224 sq ft
A 224 sq ft solar heating upgrade makes this combined system one of the largest in Minnesota!
PV
3.4 kW
1725 8th Ave. S., St. Cloud
PV, HW & SH, ET
3.0 kW, 128 ETs
Northfield, MN
HW & SH, HMR
364 sq ft
13397 Executive Acres, Brainerd
HW & SH
320 sq ft
PV, HW & SH
1.6 kW, 256 sq ft
PV, HW & SH
2.0 kW, 200 sq ft
4652 Colfax Ave. S., Minneapolis
PV, HW & SH
3.0 kW, 64 sq ft
236 Queen Ave. S., Minneapolis
PV
3.2 kW 
PV
3.0 kW
618 23rd St. NE, Rochester
PV
2.4 kW
1854 Walsh Lane, Mendota Heights
PV
2.1 kW 
782 Mill Run Path, Eagan
PV
2.0 kW 
PV, HW & SH, ET
1.9 kW, 128 ETs
3152 46th Ave. S., Minneapolis
HW & SH
240 sq ft
1213 7th St. NE, Minneapolis
HW & SH, pool
240 sq ft
Stockholm, Wisconsin
HW & SH
160 sq ft
HW & SH
128 sq ft
1101 15th Ave. SE, Minneapolis
HW & SH, ET
104 sq ft & 16 ETs
PV, HW & SH, Wind
1.3 kW, 160 sq ft, 1 kW
PV
1.4 kW
2634 Vincent Ave. N., Minneapolis
PV
1.2 kW
3680 Christopher Rd., Shorewood
PV
2.0 kW 
624 James Ave., Minneapolis *
PV
1.87 kW  Upgrade!
* 1.87 kW upgrade to existing 1.4 kW system. New system size = 3.27 kW!
7520 Cahill Rd., Edina
HW & SH, ET
80 ETs
4181 47th St. SE, Delano *
PV
1.92 kW
4181 47th St. SE, Delano *
PV
3.04 kW  Upgrade!
* 3.04 kW upgrade to existing 1.92 kW system. New system size = 4.96 kW!
974 Hall Dr., St. Paul
HW
64 sq ft
15110 42nd Pl. N., Plymouth
HW
64 sq ft
1618 Juliet Ave, St. Paul
PV, HW
2.0 kW, 64 sq ft
4105 Washburn Ave. N., Minneapolis
HW
64 sq ft
114 Arthur Ave. SE, Minneapolis
HW
64 sq ft
1229 Palace Ave., St. Paul
HW
64 sq ft
SE Como "Sign Me Up for Solar" Project  (Partial Listing)

Multiple solar hot water systems in one project!  See IPS Solar in the News for more info.
3211 S. 14th Ave., Minneapolis
HW
64 sq ft
912 SE 18th Ave., Minneapolis
HW
64 sq ft
1846 Palace, St. Paul
HW
64 sq ft
901 SE 20th Ave., Minneapolis
HW
64 sq ft
IPS Solar & Wind has designed and installed hundreds of solar energy systems since 1991.

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PV
2.0 kW 
1058 14th Ave. SE, Minneapolis
HW
64 sq ft
1st recipient of a "Klobuchar Carbon Buster Award".
Klobuchar honors local firm for environmental efforts

Inside a Bloomington company's high-performance, energy-efficient "green" building, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar presented her first "Carbon Buster Awards of Excellence" to showcase local efforts to combat global warming and climate change.

Bloomington Sun Current
August, 2007
9451 Riverview Road, Eden Prairie
HW & SH
384 sq ft
1233 S. Cedar Lake Road, Minneapolis
PV, HW
2.1 kW, 64 sq ft
12480 238th Ave, Scandia
PV
2.0 kW 
2021 28th Ave S., Minneapolis
PV
1.6 kW
Quality Bicycle Parts hosts Gov. Tim Pawlenty at USGBC Annual Meeting

U.S. Green Building Council
Mississippi Headwaters Chapter
October, 2007
One of the biggest wind turbines under 40 kW in Minnesota!