Carlton County on track to build the largest county-run solar field in Minnesota

Carlton County on track to build the largest county-run solar field in Minnesota

CARLTON — Carlton County could have the largest county-run solar field in the state if the County Board approves a new contract to secure $2 million in federal funding. On Tuesday, May 6, representatives from McKinstry, a construction and energy services company overseeing the proposed solar field, urged the Carlton County Board of Commissioners to amend a contract to more than double the solar field’s size to secure pledged federal funds they s…