Solar power in North Dakota

A 200 MW solar station costing $250 million and covering 1,600 acres was approved in 2019, to operate in Cass County by 2020.

[6][7] The solar farm is located on the Standing Rock Reservation, which saw increased interest in renewable energy as a result of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.

[6][7] Net metering is available monthly to all consumers generating up to 100 kW, one of the worst policies in the country, as it is reconciled monthly at the avoided cost rate, meaning that only a portion is rolled over, although some utilities add a REC adder,[8] giving the state a D.[9] The primary reason to use net metering is to roll over summer generation to winter usage, which requires continuous roll over of excess generation.

By comparison, Ontario's 2010 FIT program paid 80.2¢ Canadian/kWh for rooftop mounted solar panels.

Today's solar race cars are typically street legal, although they are so different looking that in Alaska one was mistaken for a UFO.