City officials vote 5-0 to authorize lease. Minnetonka, MN – August 20, 2018—Sunrise Energy Ventures, a Minnesota-based solar development company, announced that the City of Lacon has agreed to lease it a twenty-acre parcel of land so the firm can develop a solar farm. The land, which is currently farmed, is located on the [...]
Farmers across North America and the world are more concerned with crop diversification than ever. Commodity markets have been incredibly volatile in recent years. If weather was not already enough to keep farmers and investors guessing, global markets and worldwide politics seem to have as much—or even more—of an impact on commodity prices. Often farmland [...]
Site Will Be Home of New Solar Installation Minnetonka, MN – February 6, 2018—Sunrise Energy Ventures, a Minnesota-based solar development company, announced the City of Macomb has agreed to sell it a seventeen-acre parcel of land so the firm can develop a solar farm. The land, which is currently farmed, is located along East [...]
You believe that making a move to solar is a good idea, but where do you start? How do you, as an investor, homeowner or community even embark on a solar energy project or installation? There are countless websites, publications and studies dedicated to solar energy and no shortage of information. At the same [...]
Lake Minnetonka Magazine covers CEO, Dean Leischow in the September, 2017 issue: Minnetonka resident Dean Leischow used his 26 years of experience in the solar and optimization industry to co-found Sunrise Energy Ventures with Richard Cathcart in 2009. “I looked at what was happening with the big [alternative energy] initiative under the Obama administration, and was [...]
Solar gardens have so many benefits to our health, the environment, our job market and so much more. As the cost of solar continues to drop, now is the time to take a serious look. This article provides information about the benefits of solar, so homeowners and communities can fully understand why solar is [...]
Solar power offers no shortage of benefits for home and business owners, as well as for communities. Many of these benefits are still coming to light through recent research. Read on to learn some fascinating facts about solar energy. It is renewable Solar power is powered by sunlight. It is a constant source of [...]
New office to serve growing demand in Canadian solar market Minnetonka, MN – June 12, 2017—Sunrise Energy Ventures announced today that is has expanded operations in Canada by opening an office in Toronto, Ontario. “The Canadian solar market is growing rapidly as the country embraces renewable energy,” said Dean Leischow, chief executive officer of [...]
Solar Garden will participate in Solar Rewards Community Program Minnetonka, MN – February 10, 2017—Sunrise Energy Ventures received a conditional use permit from the City of Scandia in Washington County and is set to proceed with the construction of a solar garden totaling 6.5 MW that will be a part of the Solar Rewards Community [...]
