Solar built for a working farm.
Barn-roof, rooftop and engineered ground-mount systems sized to irrigation, dairy, drying and shop loads — with co-op interconnection and racking built for Minnesota weather.
Designed around your operation
Farm energy isn't one load — it's irrigation in summer, drying at harvest, the dairy parlor around the clock, the shop, and the farmhouse. iSolar designs around your loads and land: roof, barn or ground-mount, sized to offset the most expensive, most predictable power you use. We've built farm systems across greater Minnesota and on metal barn roofs in the metro.
However your operation is built.
The mounting and equipment matched to your buildings, land and loads.
Barn & shop roofs
Durable metal-roof mounting that puts unused roof to work — like our IGH barn array.
Engineered ground-mounts
Steel racking on driven or ballasted posts below frost depth, set to clear snow and allow mowing/grazing underneath.
Sized to real loads
Irrigation, grain drying, dairy cooling, ventilation, shop and home — we size to what you actually use.
Durable, serviceable gear
Tier-1 panels and quality inverters built for a 25–30 year life on a working farm.
Where solar pays on a farm
The best farm solar offsets your priciest, most predictable loads while the sun is up or all year long: irrigation and pumping (daytime summer demand that lines up with production), grain drying and aeration (heavy harvest loads you bank credits against), dairy and livestock (round-the-clock cooling and ventilation — a strong fit for solar plus storage), and the shop and farmhouse. We size to offset your own usage directly rather than just exporting cheap power.
Built for your utility — including the co-op
Most Minnesota farms aren't on Xcel — they're served by a rural electric cooperative or municipal utility (East Central Energy, Connexus and others), each with its own net-metering and interconnection rules. We've worked with co-ops across the state and handle the interconnection application and paperwork for your specific provider, so your spring and summer overproduction banks against heavy-use seasons under your co-op's rules.
What Minnesotans say.
Real reviews from real iSolar customers — homes, farms and businesses across Minnesota.
“Dan and company at iSolar were great to work with throughout our solar project. Communication was top-notch throughout the planning and install process, and even…”
“10stars!! I am a Sr. Project Manager for Patriot Homes, LLC (a general contractor) The solar panels of a customer of mine needed to be removed and reinstalled to…”
“iSolar installed 15 panels on our home, which has a standing seam metal roof. We have been very pleased with their approach, communication, price and the Solar…”
“Professional and very thorough in follow-up and responses. Their electricians takes time to explain things well and very honest in their pricing. I got an EV…”
“Jon and everyone over at ISolar have been awesome to work with on getting my panels installed and getting me through the different programs offered to me. Jon also…”
“Our experience has been wonderful! We are so happy we made the shift to solar and iSolar was so great to work with at all stages of the process!”
Frequently asked.
What kinds of farm systems do you build?
Roof, barn/metal-roof, and ground-mount arrays — sized to your operation. We've done barn-roof systems (Inver Grove Heights), farm ground-mounts (Felton 56 kW, plus Willmar, Mora, Big Falls) and farm rooftops. We match the mounting to your buildings, land and loads.
Ground-mount or roof for a farm?
Whichever performs best. Barn and shop metal roofs are durable and easy to mount to and put unused roof to work; ground-mounts on marginal or non-cropland sit in full sun, are easy to service, and can host a larger array. Current federal policy leans toward roof and self-consumption systems over large arrays on prime cropland, which we factor into siting.
How is a ground-mount built to last on a farm?
Engineered steel racking on either ballasted or driven/augered posts set below frost depth, designed for Minnesota wind and snow loads, with the array height set to clear snow and allow mowing or grazing underneath. We confirm soil and frost conditions before we design the foundation.
Which farm loads should the system cover?
The expensive, predictable ones: irrigation pumping, grain drying and aeration, dairy parlor vacuum and milk cooling, ventilation, the shop and the farmhouse. Because much of this runs in daylight or year-round, a right-sized array offsets your own usage directly — the most valuable production.
Can solar run irrigation or remote loads?
Yes — we can design around irrigation and pumping loads, and pair storage where you need power to keep running through an outage (livestock, cooling, wells). For remote sites we'll discuss the best grid-tied or storage-backed approach.
Will it work with my electric co-op, not Xcel?
Yes. Most farms are on a rural cooperative or municipal utility (East Central Energy, Connexus and others), each with its own net-metering and interconnection rules. We've worked across greater Minnesota co-ops and handle the interconnection paperwork for your specific provider.
Is a battery worth it on a farm?
Often, yes — constant dairy/livestock loads and the cost of an outage during cooling, ventilation or calving make solar-plus-storage a strong fit. We size storage to your must-run loads.
Do you handle permitting and engineering?
Yes — structural and electrical engineering, permits, and co-op/utility interconnection are all part of the project. Ground-mount foundations are engineered to your site's soil and frost.
What equipment do you use?
Premium Tier-1 panels and quality inverters (microinverters or string/optimizer topology depending on the array), on engineered racking. Durable, serviceable, and built for a 25–30 year service life on a working farm.
How do we start?
A free farm assessment: we pull 12 months of usage across your meters (home, shop, irrigation, livestock), evaluate roof, barn and ground options, and give you a straight answer on production, savings and current incentives including REAP.
Commercial & ag solar across all of Minnesota.
Bigger projects justify the drive. Our commercial and agricultural crews install across the entire state — from the Twin Cities metro to greater Minnesota's farm country.
Design your farm's system
Free assessment across roof, barn and ground options — sized to your loads and your co-op.