Category: Green Building LEED News
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Avangrid to first PV project in California with 57 MW Camino Solar
Avangrid plans to build the 57 MWdc / 44 MWac Camino Solar project, its first solar project in California, where the company currently operates more than 500 MW of renewable energy assets through six wind energy facilities. To be constructed by Cupertino Electric Inc. in Kern County, the project is adjacent to Avangrid’s 189 MW Manzana Wind……
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Climate Access Fund wins $100,000 prize to expand community solar in Md.
A non-profit green bank has been awarded $100,000 to expand community solar in Maryland. The Climate Access Fund (CAF) received the funding through the Energizing Rural Communities Prize, which is aimed at advancing collaborative efforts to expand community solar sites benefitting low-income households in the three counties of the western region of the state. This prize is……
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Alliant completes pioneering microgrid project in Wisconsin
As battery storage systems become more common in the energy sector, a relatively small microgrid pilot project in rural Richland County, Wisconsin, is delivering a big improvement for residents and businesses. In a first for the state, Alliant Energy completed a community-scale microgrid system in the village of Boaz. For this unique microgrid project, Alliant……
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Catalyst Power launches C&I energy storage solutions business
Catalyst Power Holdings LLC is launching new energy storage solutions aimed at the commercial and industrial (C&I) sector. The company’s new behind-the-meter energy storage will be integrated as an option in the company’s Connected Microgrid product to provide businesses with significant energy savings from load shifting, peak shaving and other capabilities. “Energy storage offers businesses the opportunity to……
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Watch: A closer look at utility-scale solar PV
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), there are about 10,000 solar projects over 1 MW in operation or development across the U.S. Visit one of them in this 30-minute video, without having to brave the heat of the Mojave Desert. This video was provided courtesy of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) as……