Minnesota updated its community solar garden law so that it would benefit more low income households, but proponents fear a proposal by Xcel Energy could scare away solar investments.
The city of Winona signed up for Minnesota's community solar garden program mainly to save cash, taking advantage of bill credits from Xcel Energy in exchange for subscribing to a shared solar plot built by independent developers. But as the state program faces criticism for its growing cost to Xcel's customers, utility regulators are grappling with a hotly debated proposal that would shrink .
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