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Olmsted County Board accepts state solar grants, approves budget change to cash-flow projects

Olmsted County Board of Commissioners · October 23, 2025
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Summary

The Olmsted County Board approved accepting eight Minnesota Solar on Public Buildings grants and a budget amendment to cash-flow roughly $540,000–$543,000 in reserves, with the state covering about 70% and the county pursuing federal Inflation Reduction Act reimbursement for the remainder.

The Olmsted County Board voted to accept Minnesota Solar on Public Buildings grants for multiple county facilities and approved a budget change to cash-flow the projects.

Matt Miller, director of facilities and building operations, told commissioners the county "just found out this morning that we were awarded 4 more grants," bringing the number under consideration to eight. He said the county would need to use reserves to front the work — "about 540,000 in reserves" — and that the state will reimburse roughly 70 percent, while the county intends to pursue the…

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