Minnesota’s lawsuit, which was consolidated with an earlier lawsuit filed by other grant recipients, will now work its way through the courts. Plaintiffs expect a protracted legal battle.
Meanwhile, Groth Swan said, the state’s green bank will move forward with its loan applications with the expectation that the $25 million in federal funds will eventually be delivered. The bank has $100 million in state funding to work with, Groth Swan said, though she admits that without the federal money, “we’ll end up with capacity constraints” and some “good projects” won’t get funding.