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The times are changing and it’s more important than ever to think about the future and what decisions we make that may impact the environment for generations to come. With the immense advancements in technology, consumers now have smart, eco-friendly options to consider at their fingertips that will not only help save the environment, but also save money. One way that is growing in popularity is converting homes to solar energy. All Energy Solar, a locally owned company based in St. Paul, is doing just that for residents all over the Twin Cities.

Karl Obermeyer of northeast Minneapolis had solar panels installed at this home last August.

Prodeo Academy and Metro Schools College Prep add 865-panel rooftop system   

St Paul, MN – The Mahtomedi Area Solar Co-op has selected All Energy Solar to install solar panels for the 31-participant group. Co-op participants selected All Energy Solar through a competitive bidding process over two other firms.

Office with green roof adds solar panels estimated to provide 80 percent of annual kWh energy offset

Sixty-five square miles of Twin Cities-area water resources are monitored and protected by the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District (RWMWD). The agency ensures that water making its way to the Mississippi River from wetlands, streams, and lakes in its jurisdiction arrives as clean as possible—and now the RWMWD is trying to help keep the skies pollution-free as well. Its district office building along Gervais Creek in Little Canada is going solar with a system from local, St. Paul-based All Energy Solar that will offset an estimated 80 percent of the building’s annual unit energy costs.

Paying the electric bill is something that most of us have to do and never expect to pay it off. But Elizabeth takes us to Apple Valley to meet a family that’s powering their house with the sun and expects to not only eliminate their electric bill but actually get paid by the electric company instead.

Mano a Mano International Partners, a nonprofit which builds infrastructure for health care, education, and transportation in rural Bolivia, is doing some work on its own infrastructure: converting its headquarters to solar energy with All Energy Solar.

I'm Sue Owen, the Communications Intern here at All Energy Solar. Because I'll return to school this fall and won't be able to continue here, I wanted to write a letter to Congress that I hope will express how over the course of this summer internship, I have been wholly persuaded that solar power is the best way for the country to consume energy. In the letter, I ask Congress to enact a hefty tax on carbon.  Join me in writing Congress in favor of climate action, and as a collective force we can make the changes necessary to preserve our environment. What an inspiring and educational internship this has been!

For Minnesotans considering solar energy, the new Solar*Rewards program at Xcel Energy offers an excellent incentive to go solar in 2014.  Solar customers who sign up this year will receive a check every year for $0.08/KWH of energy they produce for 10 years! This year the rebate is the highest possible, meaning that early adopters will lock in the best benefit -- the state has already scheduled for it to drop by $0.02/KWH in 2015 and 2016.

Warm weather inspires many people to look at ways to make their homes more comfortable and attractive.  If sunny days bring you outdoors to improve your landscaping and home exterior, you aren’t alone.  In fact, home improvement stores see a dramatic increase in customers during the pleasant spring months.