Is Harmony the sunniest spot in Minnesota?

Seven graduate students from the University of Minnesota have developed a "solar suitability map" of the state--showing the places best suited for solar energy.

The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that the southernmost counties in Minnesota are the most optimal area for solar energy projects.  The newspaper quotes one researcher as saying the area "Is a flatter sapce, further south, with fewer trees."

An interactive map is available on-line at www.maps.umn.edu/solar.  The map shows the area near Harmony in Fillmore County is especially suited to solar energy projects.