Category: Green Building LEED News
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Solar Landscape starts construction on 87 MW multistate community solar portfolio
Solar Landscape has partnered with a national self-storage company on a portfolio of more than 130 rooftop community solar projects across the United States. The developer is working with Public Storage on the multistate initiative and just began construction on the first of the projects. Together, the 133 community solar installations in Maryland, New Jersey……
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Empact launches software to maximize IRA tax incentives on solar projects
Empact Technologies is making it easier to take advantage of Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives when developing solar projects. The company provides software solutions to manage clean energy tax incentives and has just launched a new platform specifically designed to maximize project incentives under the IRA. Empact combines powerful software with incentive compliance expertise into the industry’s……
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Study: Climate change is impacting U.S. solar energy generation
A new study conducted by climate and energy analytics company Sunairio found that climate change is increasingly impacting U.S. solar energy generation. Traditional, industry-standard solar production risk assessment approaches are based on decades-old methods that use historical data and which crucially omit the growing influence of climate trends. As a result, pre-construction energy models over-predict……
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Why haven’t California homeowners installed a battery system yet?
Most California residents are unprepared in the event of a wildfire disaster and the related power outages, according to a survey conducted by Haven Energy, a climate tech company focused on home battery systems. The survey also shows a general lack of awareness of state and federal subsidies tied to home battery systems. “We are……
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Solar + storage codes being developed for multifamily affordable housing
An effort is underway to develop new building codes focused on ensuring that multifamily affordable housing residents have access to reliable electricity during grid outages. The U.S. Department of Energy Building Energy Technology Office announced the selection of the Climate Resilient Energy Code project for $1 million in funding support. The pending award is part……