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<br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br />• Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association is monitoring and providing information on a <br />new water assistance program that is aimed at helping utilities get paid for overdue <br />water bills. This assistance is separate from and in addition to federal assistance being <br />processed through Minnesota Housing. The Department of Commerce is conducting a <br />webinar for water suppliers on July 14 at 3:00 p.m. to unveil the water assistance <br />program. <br /> <br />• Attended the grand opening of the Connexus Sunflower I in Baldwin Township. This new <br />solar array integrates prairie plants on site and is connected directly to Connexus’ <br />distribution grid where it will be used to power an estimated 594 residential customers. <br />The installation has the capability to produce a total of 3 MW. The array covers 15 acres <br />and is composed of 9,720 panels that are 380 watts each. The major selling point of this <br />installation is that the land can be used three ways; 1) produce electricity for Connexus <br />to directly serve customers locally, 2) provide a cash crop of native seeds for Prairie <br />Restorations Inc to use or sell, and 3) provides the perfect habitat for pollinators like <br />bees that produce high grade honey. <br /> <br />118