Cedar Creek Energy

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween from Cedar Creek Energy! The scariest thing this season? Your utility bill. 👻 Commercial solar helps businesses take control of rising energy costs, so there’s nothing to fear when the bill shows up. Have a safe and fun night, everyone!

Feel to free call us our solar energy expert at 800-834-3378 for more information about Cedar Creek Energy solution & solar energy system.

10/23/2026

Good news / bad news, solar edition:
❌ Bad news: The 30% federal solar tax credit ends for systems not running by Dec 31, 2027. The safe harbor extension? That window closed in July.

✅ Good news: There's still time — IF you start soon. Projects starting now finish comfortably inside the window.

🔋 Bonus good news: Battery storage keeps its 30% credit through 2033. Different technology, different clock.
The window is open. It's just closing. Let's get you through it.

https://cedarcreekenergy.com/solar-tax-credit-deadline/

10/16/2026

Solar Snapshot! ☀️

LKQ in Fridley, MN is putting solar to work with a 1.5 MW system built to support its energy needs.

🏢 Industry: Business & Retail, Commercial Real Estate, Manufacturing & Distribution
📍 Location: Fridley, MN
⚡ System Size: 1.5 MW DC

Another example of how large-scale solar can help businesses take greater control of their energy future.

https://cedarcreekenergy.com/project/lkq/

10/14/2026

The most misunderstood word in solar right now: "deadline."

December 31, 2027 isn't the deadline to decide. It isn't the deadline to sign. It's the deadline for your system to be INSTALLED and PRODUCING POWER.

Work backwards: engineering, permits, utility interconnection, construction. That's 6–12 months on a good day.
Translation: the real decision deadline is a lot closer than New Year's Eve 2027.

We'll tell you honestly whether your project can make it.

https://cedarcreekenergy.com/solar-tax-credit-deadline/

10/12/2026

From site preparation to solar installation, watch the Ramsey II Renewable Station take shape in this construction timelapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTUKpW5nOPc

Cedar Creek Energy designed, procured and constructed this 5.046 MW DC solar array on nearly 25 acres of buffer land adjacent to the Anoka-Ramsey Closed Landfill. The completed project is expected to generate approximately 7,900 MWh of electricity annually.

https://cedarcreekenergy.com/ramsey-landfill-solar-blog/

Learn how Cedar Creek Energy developed Ramsey II Renewable Station, a Minnesota landfill solar project generating renewable energy on roughly 25 acres.

09/29/2026

Cedar Creek Energy is headed to the Gateway to Solar Conference! We’re looking forward to connecting with industry partners and joining the conversation around the future of solar in Minnesota.

Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association

09/24/2026

What does 30% actually mean? 💰
On a $500K commercial solar project, the federal tax credit is worth $150,000. Add accelerated depreciation and many businesses recover well over half the project cost.
Schools, cities, and nonprofits: you can take the 30% as a direct cash payment — no tax bill required.
One catch: the credit disappears for systems not running by 12/31/2027.
$150,000 doesn't wait around. Neither should you.

09/22/2026

What happens when a closed landfill gets a second life?

At Cedar Creek Energy, we're helping transform underutilized land into a source of renewable power through Minnesota's first landfill solar project. Every panel installed brings us one step closer to generating clean energy from land that once served a very different purpose.

Connexus Energy

09/21/2026

Solar Snapshot! ☀️
Pine Technical & Community College in Pine City, MN is putting clean energy to work on campus.

🏢 Industry: Education
📍 Location: Pine City, MN

This solar project supports a more sustainable campus while helping manage long-term energy costs for the college.

09/15/2026

Minnesota food & beverage facilities: up to $8M in grant funding is available for projects that cut energy costs, reduce waste, and improve operations through the CSFS Industrial Innovation in Food Systems program. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with the next review deadline on October 1. Cedar Creek Energy can help identify eligible projects and maximize your funding opportunity.

https://www.pca.state.mn.us/grants-and-loans/csfs-industrial-innovation-in-food-systems-implementation

Through this Minnesota climate smart food systems (CSFS) grant, the MPCA is soliciting proposals to distribute $40 million in grant funding to support industrial food and beverage manufacturers and food system organic waste processors across Minnesota through capital expenditure projects that will i...