The City of Faribault was awarded a 2017 Seed Grant from the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) for Solar for City and Schools.   The project’s focus is on exploring the potential for on-site solar energy and achieving Net Zero Energy for 18 buildings owned by the City of Faribault, Faribault Public Schools, as well as Shattuck-St. Mary’s.  The City engaged paleBLUEdot llc, a Minnesota Climate and Renewable Energy consultancy to complete this project which has has been on-going throughout the year and is nearing completion.