Caribou Coffee now powered by solar energy, as well as caffeine


Caribou Coffee announced Friday that it has subscribed to two community solar gardens in Minnesota that were built by Renewable Properties, a San Francisco, Calif.-based solar developer, and are managed by Minneapolis-based Terasota Partners.

The two solar gardens are located in Waseca County and in Rice County, near Faribault. They're also supplying other businesses, like Merchants Bank, as well as smaller players. The solar gardens are 1-megawatt each, which produces enough energy to run 347 houses…

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