Key findings
Construction
Direct impact: Arevon and project partners plan to invest $128.8 million in the solar development project. Direct spending in Freeborn County is estimated to be $15.6 million. Project organizers plan to directly hire 204 employees and pay $7.9 million in wages, salaries, and benefits to complete the work.
Total impact: The development project will generate an estimated $30.9 million in economic activity during construction. This includes $13.6 million in labor income. In addition to the 204 on-site direct jobs, the project will support an additional 115 jobs across all industries in the county. It will also support jobs in industries such as real estate, health care, and professional services. The project will generate an estimated $461,870 in state and local taxes.
Statewide View: Minnesota Chamber members are needed to insist on meaningful climate action
From the column: The damage businesses do by supporting the chamber’s lobbying and rhetoric far outweighs the benefits of their individual sustainability commitments.
Written By:
Sam Grant | ×
I write on behalf of climate-justice leaders and clean-energy advocates calling on businesses to hold the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce accountable for its obstruction of Minnesota’s clean-energy transition. While many prominent chamber members have pledged to eliminate their carbon footprints by 2050, the chamber itself has helped to block key clean-energy proposals in our state over the past five years.