Category: Green Building LEED News
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IRA tax credit guidance threatens community solar’s ability to serve low-income households
Solar experts fear newly released guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits will limit the industry’s ability to serve low-income communities. Under the new guidance, most households will have to prove their low-income status, which has been shown to substantially limit a household’s willingness to sign up for community solar plans that can……
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Significant solar panel recycling deals signed this week
Don’t look now, but big things are starting to happening in U.S. solar panel recycling. This week, two large operator / independent power producers agreed to significant partnerships to ensure recycling services upon decommissioning. Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC, an independent power producer and a leading climate-focused investment manager, signed an exclusive, long-term partnership with……
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U.S. Solar Market Q3 takeaways: Good, bad and bittersweet stats in record-breaking year
Good: The U.S. solar industry expects to add a record 32 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2023, a 52% increase from 2022, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2023 report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. Good: Solar accounted for 45 percent of all new electricity-generating capacity……
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Green Street Power Partners, PowerMarket top 100 MW of community solar projects
PowerMarket has teamed up with Green Street Power Partners (GSPP) to surpass 100 MW of community solar contracted. PowerMarket manages 80 MW of operating distributed generation (DG) community solar projects for GSPP, with an additional 30 MW coming online by Q2 2024. Since 2018, PowerMarket and Green Street have contributed to the development of an extensive community solar……
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S-5! metal roof brackets now kitted with SnapNrack
SnapNrack and S-5! are teaming up. The two renowned rooftop solar mounting suppliers announced a joint partnership to offer select metal roof attachments from both manufacturers as a single kitted solution. SnapNrack is partnering with S-5! to now offer installers a kitted solution with S-5! metal roof brackets and SnapNrack All Purpose L Foot attachments….…