Author: LEED Blogger
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Nestlé Waters close to a 10-MW solar project at Poland Spring bottling plant
Nestlé Waters North America is looking to construct a 10-MW solar project at its Poland Spring bottling plant in Hollis, Maine. This proposed solar energy installation, currently in the permit application process, will supply enough clean electricity to meet approximately 20-25% of the current energy needs of the facility. Once completed,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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California’s PUC just made huge changes to its Rule 21 solar, storage interconnection policy
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) just issued sweeping changes to Rule 21, the rules under which distributed energy resources, like solar power and energy storage, may interconnect to the grid. The revisions encompass many issues but three of the most noteworthy include: 1) the plan to incorporate data on theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Ohana Partners with Tesla on Los Cabos Sustainable Energy Project
Ohana Real Estate Investors and Tesla have a plan to take its 1,400-acre master planned community completely off-grid, what Ohana believes to be first-of-its-kind energy solution at the Twin Dolphin community in Los Cabos, Mexico. Developed, owned and operated by Ohana, Twin Dolphin is a 1,400-acre master-planned community that includes Maravilla Los Cabos,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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OYA Solar inks $35 million deal with NY Green Bank for three community solar projects
OYA Solar secured $35 million in construction and interconnection financing from NY Green Bank, a state-sponsored, specialized financial entity and division of NYSERDA. The financing will support the construction of three community solar projects in New York state, the first of which, a 6.8-MW project in Constable, New York, isRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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A look at Tesla’s plan for a better battery cell, streamlined supply chain
Tesla’s Battery Day this week came with the usual hype, and this year it may have delivered as CEO Elon Musk revealed a completely new battery cell that not only holds promise to totally outperform its previous cells, but also be much cheaper thanks to manufacturing and supply chain efficiencyRead More — Solar Builder magazine