Granite Falls

Reporter Melissa Olson has details.

The Upper Sioux community built a large solar array next to its casino near Granite Falls a couple of years ago.

The renewable energy project was designed to offset about a third of the tribe's electricity bill for its casino.

Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power Association threatened to cut off power to the casino saying the solar project was far bigger than its policy allows.

I mean, it's, it's, it's, it's a hard day.

I mean, I don't know how, how advertising that like that would work, but I mean, you think, you think, especially with the big rodeos, like I've been to Manawal, I've been to Edgewood, you know, I've been to Granite Falls, Minnesota.

I mean, all these big rodeos.

I mean, they're packed out every night.

But what was the first thing that got you interested in the sport? Was it a family member? Was it something you caught on TV? What got you interested?

Well, I was growing up in a small town, Minnesota, Granite Falls.

We didn't have like a indoor rink.

We had an outdoor rink.