A garage start-up in 2000, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit RREAL (Rural Renewable Energy Alliance) now has a national and international presence as a leader in scalable clean energy solutions sprung from their humble home in Backus, Minn.
Community Solar for Community Action is the model that RREAL has brought to the world stage and won them national attention this year as runner up for the Best Low- and Moderate-Income Projects competition. One hundred seventy teams from 43 states and territories parti