LEED Points

Category: Green & Clean

  • Enact Systems wins $1.6M in awards from Department of Energy

    Enact Systems, an end-to-end business automation software platform for distributed energy, has been awarded two cooperative grants from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative. The two awards, add up to $1.64 million over 18 months with requirements for cost sharing by ENACT. The company’s software-as-service platform is a leading business automationRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Southern Co. becomes first investment-grade utility to offer Green Bonds

    Southern Co. subsidiary Southern Power has issued $1 billion aggregate principal amount of Green Bonds to become the first investment-grade electric utility in the United States to offer this type of security to support investment in sustainable generation. The inaugural Green Bond issuance underscores the company’s commitment to further develop a fullRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Project of the Year Runner-up: Cambridge Solar

      Cambridge, Md. | 4.3 MW In 2012, the National Aquarium in Baltimore began exploring rooftop solar as a way to decrease dependence on traditional energy resources. However, given the National Aquarium’s unique building design, rooftop panels were nearly impossible. The limited roof space could only accommodate a very smallRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Ground-Mount Project of the Year: USVI Solar I

    St. Thomas, U.S.  Virgin Islands | 5 MW Daunting. That was the first word Sam Ley, energy systems engineer for AES Distributed Energy, used to describe USVI Solar I, our Ground-Mount Project of the Year. And really, we could have just printed that one word in bold, 72-point type nearRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Project of the Year Runner-up: Watershed Sustainability Center

    Rockville, Md. | 11 kW This runner-up in the rooftop category really can’t be pinned down by one label. Sure, it is a cool looking building with a nice rooftop and storage system, but that’s just one facet of a project meant to promote total sustainability. In the summer ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine