A local government’s approach to zoning and development can have a significant impact on solar energy growth. The inclusion of solar energy planning and zoning best practices provides a foundation that can help facilitate the growth of solar energy, while balancing other development priorities in a community. This free training provides communities with strategies for incorporating solar into plans, ordinances, and development regulations, with a focus on the metropolitan Minneapolis, Minnesota area.

Speakers include:

• Brian Ross, Vice President, Renewable Energy, Great Plains Institute (GPI)
• Sydne Tursky, Program Manager, GPI
• MacKenzie Young-Walters, Senior Planner, Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities