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It's official, you can now purchase solar panels from a MN-based company at Menards

Friday, September 13, 2013

Dear Neighbors and Friends,

I wanted to pass along a nice piece of news. A Minnesota company will now be selling solar panels in Menards.  And the company is based right here in Eagan!

All of the details are in the article listed below. It can also be found online by clicking here http://tinyurl.com/noetrv4

 

It's official, you can now purchase solar panels from a MN-based company at Menards

Menards, one of the largest home improvement chains in the world, will begin selling SolarPod solar photovoltaic (PV) systems this month. SolarPod is manufactured by Mouli Engineering. Inc., a company based in Eagan, Minnesota.

“Menards has worked extensively in evaluating Mouli Engineering’s SolarPod products. SolarPod installations from Pennsylvania to California add significant confidence to us. Their approaches of simple design, affordable cost, and grow-as-you-go solar appeals to us and our customer base. Menards is always looking for innovative products such as the SolarPod to enhance our renewable energy market, improve the Menards brand and experience, and broaden our service to customers,” said Curt Carlson, Buyer at Menards in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

The SolarPod products are expected to sell through the Menards website at http://www.menards.com.

Mouli Engineering, Inc. was founded by Mouli Vaidyanathan, PhD, PE, who has over 20 years of engineering experience in semiconductor yield engineering, failure analysis, and product design. Mouli Engineering holds the patents on the SolarPod products and several other inventions. More information is available at http://www.mysolarpod.com.

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