LEED Points

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  • Universities adding solar: Update on PV projects at Notre Dame, University of Virginia

    Notre Dame goes solar Inovateus Solar has completed a 144.72-kW solar photovoltaic installation for the University of Notre Dame. The ground-mounted system is located at the Kenmore Warehouse storage facility and is the largest solar array built by the university to date as well as the biggest PV installation inRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Renewable energy project in Colorado draws interest from Department of Energy

    The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is partnering with Panasonic Corporation and Xcel Energy to simulate and optimize the energy load profile of Peña Station NEXT, a planned 382-acre mixed-use development in Denver, Colo. The project will employ the grid modeling capabilities of NREL’s EnergyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New York State develops toolkit to streamline community solar projects

    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has developed a Solar PILOT Toolkit to assist the state’s municipalities in understanding and negotiating payment-in-lieu-of taxes (PILOT) agreements for solar projects larger than 1 MW, including community solar projects. Based on feedback from local government officials and solar industryRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The end of net metering? Report sums up movement to new solar compensation plans

    OK, so it’s never a not pivotal time for the solar industry, it seems, but The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center’s most recent report does highlight the importance of this current moment in terms of dictating the value of PV to homeowners into the future. The aggregated data within theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarWorld Americas launches new Warranty Protection Program, receives cash infusion

    Despite word of significant layoffs, and the ongoing insolvency proceedings of its Germany-based parent company (which the company says doesn’t affect them), SolarWorld Americas Inc., one of the largest U.S. crystalline-silicon solar manufacturers, continues to make moves. New Warranty Program SolarWorld also announced more customer protections, which would be crucialRead More — Solar Builder magazine