Category: Green Building LEED News
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BREAKING: FERC issues final rule on reforming interconnection process for renewable energy
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a final rule today to improve the interconnection process and address the growing backlog of renewable energy projects — mostly wind, solar and storage resources — waiting in queues nationwide. FERC’s historic ruling marks a step toward the modernization of the U.S. energy grid by streamlining the interconnection……
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SolarBank awards 10 MW in contracts to Polar Racking for N.Y. landfill solar projects
Developer SolarBank Corp. has awarded a contract to Polar Racking to supply ground mounting solutions for two landfill solar projects in New York, totaling 10 MWdc. According to the agreement, Polar Racking will supply its CORE fixed tilt ground mount solar mounting solution and ballasted foundations for SolarBank’s Manlius and Geddes projects. The Manlius project is being developed for……
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New report analyzes various state requirements for decommissioning renewable energy projects
More than two-thirds of the country has state requirements for decommissioning end-stage renewable energy projects, according to a new report from law firm Lewis Roca. The report, State Requirements For Decommissioning End-Stage Renewable Energy Projects, is believed to be the first legal analysis that compiles and assesses renewable energy decommissioning requirements on a state-by-state basis. Utility-scale wind……
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In for the long haul: Charting the rise of long duration energy storage
The tech march of long duration energy storage (LDES) has successfully pushed the temporal envelope for usage into the double-digit hours range, securing LDES as an integral element of renewable energy system design. The challenge that remains is for LDES researchers and manufacturers to crunch costs enough that the technology will be more broadly adopted……