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Solar Systems 5: Bemidji Solar Co-op

https://www.solarunitedneighbors.org/minnesota/go-solar-in-minnesota/go-solar-in-a-minnesota-group/bemidji-solar-co-op/

Our series on the rapid growth of solar power in Minnesota continues this morning with a look at solar opportunities for people in the Bemidji area.

Our guests were Anna Carlson - Assistant Professor at Bemidji State University’s Center for Sustainability Studies and Minnesota program director for Solar United Neighbors Virginia Rutter, a national organization that helps people and businesses plan and develop solar power in their communities.  Virginia is working with Anna Carlson and others to build the Bemidji Solar Co-op. They are also beginning meetings on an Iron Range Solar Co-op that includes communites on Hwy 169 from Grand Rapids to Ely. 

Heidi Holtan is Director of Content and Public Affairs. She manages producers/hosts and is the host of the KAXE Morning Show, including a variety of local content like Phenology, What's for Breakfast, Area Voices, The Sports Page and much more, alongside Morning Edition from NPR.