Category: California
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Top 5 Simple and Cozy Shipping Container Homes
Transforming disused shipping containers into comfortable houses has become quite a fashion in the last few years. The best thing about using them to build homes from is the fact that most can be made into a comfortable dwelling in a very short amount of time. They are also affordable and can be shipped to…
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Solar vs. the state: Net metering, rate battles are heating up around the country
The extension of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) got the big headlines, but the net metering and rate decisions being made around the country could have a dramatic impact on a solar installer’s business. The most notable of these battles is taking place in Nevada, and the path taken toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunEdison now helping to save water in California too
SunEdison signed a solar power purchase agreement with Stockton East Water District in Northern California and will install 2.2 MW of high-performance SunEdison solar panels on the water district’s property. By going solar, the district expects to save more than $9.5 million on energy costs over the next 20 years and 20 millionRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Another solar win: California keeps net metering rates
Outside of Nevada, the solar industry seems to be winning contentious debates left and right. Maybe the most major of these debates was taking place in California and, of course, concerned net metering. The margin was narrow, but in a 3 to 2 vote, California’s Public Utilities Commission upheld the netRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Mall With Largest Green Roof in the World
Silicon Valley, CA just might be getting a mall with the largest green roof in the world. The developer firm Sand Hill Property Company has recently acquired a 50 acre (20 hectare) plot of land, currently occupied by Cupertino’s Vallco Shopping Mall. The company is now proposing a $3 billion development project, which would turn…