The Fillinona project, which is located on four separate sites across Minnesota, sell electricity to MiEnergy Electric Cooperative. OneEnergy developed the projects from initial concept, built relationships with the landowners, permitted the projects, obtained the Power Purchase Agreements, and fully engineered, constructed, and commissioned the solar generation facilities.

The Hodag Solar Project is a 7.5MWac solar generation facility located in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. This facility will produce 16,235 MWh per year of clean energy across nearly a nearly 50 acre footprint. Thanks to Dan Dumas/Kim Swisher Communications for the video content.

The results are in! OneEnergy has named five recipients for its corporate giving program for the first half of 2021. The selected non-profit organizations are: Social Justice Fund Northwest, National Black Food & Justice Alliance, Voces de la Frontera, Seattle Got Green, and Centro Hispano.

A comprehensive solar facility commissioning plan ensures a solar plant transitions gracefully from construction to continuous operation. The solar plant is intended to operate for its 35-year life and a full analysis prior to continuous commercial operation is an important quality control effort. The commissioning report is essential to close financing and transfer ownership because it establishes the performance baseline and ensures a sound investment.

OneEnergy has broken ground on the 24 MW Mastodon Portfolio, an inspiring 8-project venture located in western Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota. Working closely with three rural electric cooperatives and nine landowner hosts, OneEnergy developed the solar farms with the dual purpose of boosting rural economies while also producing clean energy. The Mastodon Portfolio will not only produce affordable, reliable clean energy for several decades, but also bring a $25 Million investment to the rural communities in which these projects are located.

As the global transition to affordable clean energy increases its pace, OneEnergy Renewables has stepped up its own endeavors, developing increasingly larger solar projects across the United States. The company recently initiated land use permitting efforts for Goose Prairie Solar, a proposed 80 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic project located in Yakima County, Washington.

There are 3 types of import duties on solar modules which include Anti-Dumping Countervailing Duties, Section 201, and Section 301 tariffs.  The higher prices paid in solar modules result in slower market growth for U.S. solar developers, installers, and solar project operators, resulting in a slower transition away from fossil fuels. We would like more solar module manufacturing in the US, but the way to accomplish that is not through punitive import duties.

“We believe the transition to clean energy will create a more sustainable and equitable economy. In Wisconsin, OneEnergy is proud to deliver practical solar projects that help grow a renewable energy workforce, and produce local electricity that serves Wisconsin customers.”

– Eric Udelhofen, OneEnergy Director of Midwest Region

As the world prepares to close out a challenging 2020, OneEnergy Renewables is celebrating some bright spots and looks to a new year ahead.

"We decided to go beyond developing large-scale solar projects and give back to the communities where our projects are located. We are committed to broadening access to and delivering the benefits of renewable energy via donations, education, and awarenes," said Maria Zupan, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee chairperson at OneEnergy.

Inc. magazine reveals that OneEnergy made its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.

Rural utilities have long tapped USDA Rural Development loans to fund conventional electric infrastructure projects, but in recent years this funding has expanded to include solar and wind projects. OneEnergy has proven that RUS loans, once considered somewhat elusive, can be successfully utilized for modern solar projects that benefot a myriad of rural customers and communities.