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Cedar Creek Energy Completes Minnesota’s Largest Solar Project: Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

On July 8th, 2019, Brooklyn Park Mayor Jeffrey Lunde announced the completion of the solar panel installations at Brooklyn Park’s city facilities. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Congressman Dean Phillips, Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, Rob AppelhofAlex Gast, and other clean energy supporters joined the news conference to talk about the importance of environmental sustainability. Speaking about solar energy, Governor Walz said, “This is not a political choice that has to be made, this is just a smart choice.” Read more.

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Cedar Creek Energy at a Glance

  • Cedar Creek Energy is a Minnesota based solar energy developer and EPC contractor.
  • We design, install, and maintain sun-powered solar systems for commercial and residential property owners, providing optimal payback, energy security, and clean energy.
  • Cedar Creek Energy was established in 2007 by President and CEO, Rob Appelhof.
  • We are located in Blaine, MN, and install solar arrays throughout the state of Minnesota.
  • Our team has over 50 years’ combined experience in solar energy solutions.
  • We’ve installed tens of thousands commercial and residential solar panels since our inception.
  • We do not outsource our work: We design, engineer, install, and maintain all our projects using highly trained CCE employees and contractors.

We partner with highly reputable component and equipment manufacturers to acquire materials that are warrantied for 20 – 25 years.

Our clients include educational institutions, single and multi-family homes, business and commercial locations, non-profit organizations, governmental organizations, manufacturing and distribution companies, and agricultural businesses.

Our solar installations produce an average of 7,500,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of renewable energy annually. That is roughly the equivalent of the total electricity used by 1,000 homes in one year.  This amount of kWh produced by renewable energy prevents over 12 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions from being released into the atmosphere. That is roughly the equivalent of more than 600,000 gallons of gasoline consumed, which would allow a single vehicle to drive over 13 million miles. That would be like driving around the earth more than 500 times!

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About Solar Energy
  • Solar energy can provide at least 4 billion years’ worth of potential energy.
  • The sun converts an estimated 11 billion pounds of matter into energy each second. Much of this energy reaches the earth in the form of infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light. 
  • Electricity produced by solar is a low to no-waste form of energy with zero emissions. 
About Solar Panels
  • Solar panels are made of anywhere from 32-96 photovoltaic cells. Photovoltaic cells are semiconductors built out of silicon.
  • Photovoltaic cells capture sunlight and convert it into electricity
  • Solar panels capture DC electricity, which passes through an inverter attached to your home or business and is converted to AC electricity. 
  • Solar panels may contain copper indium gallium selenide (CIS/CIGS), polycrystalline silicon, cadmium telluride (CdTe), and monocrystalline silicon. 
  • Solar panels are long lasting — about 20 to 30 years if not damaged. 
  • Solar panels can collect energy in nearly every climate; even through snow, rain, and clouds. 
  • A solar array can be grid-interactive with your utility company (meaning no energy storage is required to operate), or independent (through use of energy storage or batteries).
Benefits of Using Solar Energy
  • You may decrease your utility bill on average by 90%.
  • Numerous federal incentives and utility rewards programs are available to cut installation costs. 
  • The long-term ROI is very high since you won’t have to pay fuel costs. Maintenance and operating costs are also extremely low.
  • Solar arrays increase property value.
  • Minnesota has the largest number of community solar energy projects and capacity of all the other states in the US.

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Bauer CSG

Bauer CSG

Wolfe CSG

Wolfe CSG

CentraCare

CentraCare

Albert Lea Water Treatment

Albert Lea Water Treatment

Lexington Landing

Lexington Landing

Moore Lake Park

Moore Lake Park

Particle Control Inc.

Particle Control Inc.

Duininck Inc.

Duininck Inc.

Northern Stacks

Northern Stacks

Zelia

Zelia

Shoreview Water Treatment

Shoreview Water Treatment

Edina Community Health and Safety Center

Edina Community Health and Safety Center

Plymouth Fire Station #2

Plymouth Fire Station #2

Plymouth Fire Station #3

Plymouth Fire Station #3

Coon Rapids Water Treatment

Coon Rapids Water Treatment

Coon Rapids Fire Station

Coon Rapids Fire Station

Big Box Retailer #4

Big Box Retailer #4

Tobies Restaurant & Bakery

Tobies Restaurant & Bakery

OlymPak

OlymPak

Vortex Cold Storage

Vortex Cold Storage

Precision Associates Inc

Precision Associates Inc

The Preserve at Mustang Creek

The Preserve at Mustang Creek

Highland Bank Case Study

Highland Bank Case Study

Amira Minnetonka

Amira Minnetonka

Renville CSG

Renville CSG

St. Cloud CSG

St. Cloud CSG

Clear Lake CSG

Clear Lake CSG

Winsted CSG

Winsted CSG

Belle Plaine CSG

Belle Plaine CSG

Cold Springs CSG

Cold Springs CSG

Hastings Ice Arena

Hastings Ice Arena

Tischler Wood Products

Tischler Wood Products

Eagan Art House

Eagan Art House

Flannery Construction

Flannery Construction

HOM Furniture

HOM Furniture

Big Box Retailer #3

Big Box Retailer #3

Big Box Retailer #2

Big Box Retailer #2

Big Box Retailer #1

Big Box Retailer #1

Balsam on Broadway

Balsam on Broadway

Oakdale Commons

Oakdale Commons

Redrock Square II

Redrock Square II

Lilia Apartments

Lilia Apartments

Lonesome Cottage

Lonesome Cottage

The Mera Apartments

The Mera Apartments

Jim’s Electric

Jim’s Electric

Canvas Apartments

Canvas Apartments

Granite City Real Estate

Granite City Real Estate

Grand Forks Area Transit

Grand Forks Area Transit

Graco Inc.

Graco Inc.

Oxboro Heights Apartments

Oxboro Heights Apartments

Garland Commons Apartments

Garland Commons Apartments

Cedars of Edina Apartments

Cedars of Edina Apartments

Rise Modular

Rise Modular

Hilltop Harvest Strawberry Farm

Hilltop Harvest Strawberry Farm

All Seasons Rental

All Seasons Rental

Allied E.R. Veterinary

Allied E.R. Veterinary

Abrahamson Family Dairy

Abrahamson Family Dairy

Volo at Texa Tonka

Volo at Texa Tonka

Residential Farm

Residential Farm

Room & Board

Room & Board

Nordic Ware Expansion

Nordic Ware Expansion

The Goddard School

The Goddard School

Farm Ground Mount

Farm Ground Mount

Superior Fire Department

Superior Fire Department

Property Hotdish

Property Hotdish

State Bank of Faribault

State Bank of Faribault

Midwest Steel & Aluminum

Midwest Steel & Aluminum

Arbor Hill Tree Farm

Arbor Hill Tree Farm

Casa de Corazón

Casa de Corazón

NAU Country Insurance

NAU Country Insurance

Winnick Supply

Winnick Supply

Toppan Merrill

Toppan Merrill

Summer Lakes Beverage

Summer Lakes Beverage

Stolt Trucking

Stolt Trucking

Quarry Center North

Quarry Center North

Primrose School

Primrose School

Maple Grove Public Works

Maple Grove Public Works

EkoMarkt

EkoMarkt

1500 Nicollet Apartments

1500 Nicollet Apartments

K&K Metal Recycling

K&K Metal Recycling

American Polywater

American Polywater

Touchstone Mental Health

Touchstone Mental Health

HOM Furniture

HOM Furniture

City of Becker

City of Becker

Aveda Corporation

Aveda Corporation

Eich Mazda + Volkswagen

Eich Mazda + Volkswagen

St. Cloud Waste Water Treatment

St. Cloud Waste Water Treatment

Brin Glass Company

Brin Glass Company

Metis Development Group

Metis Development Group

St. Cloud Drinking Water Treatment

St. Cloud Drinking Water Treatment

A Chance to Grow

A Chance to Grow

Bren Road Station Apartments

Bren Road Station Apartments