Category: Green Building LEED News
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New York: Making energy affordable for low-income residents, reforming how utilities make money
The New York State Public Service Commission has put in place the state’s first-ever Energy Affordability Policy, which will provide nearly two million low-income New Yorkers with $248 million in direct cost relief each year. The new policy will limit energy costs for low-income New Yorkers to no more thanRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Maine solar bill defeated by larger installer lobbying effort — did it hurt the local installer?
A solar energy bill was defeated in Maine last month, and the reason it was defeated, according to this feature in the Portland Press Herald, was a lobbying effort by the country’s largest solar installers. For those installers – SolarCity, Sunrun – getting involved in local politics to work onRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Corporations Challenge Utilities to Ramp Up Renewable Energy
The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance wants utilities to add 60 GW by 2025.
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Tesla Raises $1.7 Billion For Model 3
After receiving 375,000 pre-orders, got to ramp up production!
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Freedom Solar Power completes install at ABC Home & Commercial Services in Texas
ABC Home & Commercial Services in San Antonio is now powered by the sun, thanks to a project recently completed by Freedom Solar Power. Powered by 152 SunPower 327-watt high-efficiency modules, this solar project will offset more than 75 percent of ABC’s electricity costs, and it will pay for itselfRead More — Solar Builder magazine