Author: LEED Blogger
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Cool story: Inmates at this Ohio prison can earn solar certification to prep for life outside
Marc Lockett entered prison when he was 18 years old, served more than 30 years for aggravated robbery, kidnapping and involuntary manslaughter. He is now 50 and entering a totally different world than 1986, but thanks to a photovoltaic program available at the Richland Correctional Institution in Mansfield, Ohio, heRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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The case for solar as resilience from natural and economic disasters
Resilience is a hot topic in solar industry conversations these days because of how it and other distributed energy strategies can protect critical infrastructure from natural disasters. Resilience can be hard to quantify, but solar industry leaders and regulators should extend the valuation of energy resilience to man-made disasters too,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Wind Solar Alliance report shows how outdated wholesale market rules prevent price reductions
Record low costs and consumer demand are driving growth in American wind and solar energy. However, outdated wholesale market rules are preventing the two technologies from further reducing prices for consumers, according to a new report, Customer-Focused and Clean: Power Markets for the Future. With major grid operators in PJMRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Sonnen partners with homebuilder to develop Net-Zero-Plus community in Florida
Sonnen has partnered with Pearl Homes, the U.S. leader in LEED residential development, to bring the vision of solar + storage, home automation and homebuilding to life, resulting in a ‘Net-Zero-Plus and Climate-Positive’ community. The network of homes, dubbed ‘Hunters Point — Pearl Homes Community and Marina,’ is the firstRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Renewable energy needs steel, but is steel green? New report calls for reduction in steel industry carbon footprint
Green energy sources like solar are the best energy solutions for the planet, but they also aren’t perfect. Example: At the largest conference in the U.S. dedicated to green building, Mighty Earth released a new report pointing out the enormous carbon footprint of steel used in green construction. The globalRead More — Solar Builder magazine