Category: Green Building LEED News
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Incentive financing enables solar, battery storage at low-income community in Calif.
A California-based non-profit organization dedicated to bringing clean energy to communities has secured financing to deploy affordable energy storage in low-income homes. The financing is part of The Energy Coalition’s (TEC) development of the Bassett Avocado Heights Advanced Energy Community (BAAEC) project, in partnership with Perl Street and Urban Us Capital. As part of the……
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Need laser-focused C&I solar design? Time to check out LIDAR
This post comes via Aurora Solar. For more C&I design insight, check out this How to qualify a project site in 20 mins using HelioScope webinar. Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) uses lasers to measure the size, shape, area, and other physical characteristics of proposed building sites. These measurements can then be used to generate highly accurate……
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Turning dead land, unused space into revenue with solar partnerships
Many developers and property owners end up with sections of land that can’t be developed. Referred to as “dead land,” these areas are unusable for a variety of reasons, including regulatory limitations, environmental contamination, or flood zone designation. As a result, dead land becomes a frustrating drain on resources, increasing maintenance costs and representing lost……
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Revolve reaches interconnection milestone on 250 MW solar+storage project in AZ
Revolve Renewable Power Corp. has completed an interconnection milestone for 250 MW Parker Solar and Storage Project in La Paz County, Arizona. The project was sold in January to ENGIE IR Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of ENGIE S.A. The sale also included the sale of the 1,000 MW Bouse Solar & Storage Project, located……
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Undeniable value: Developing solar on brownfields and landfills
The use of brownfields for solar development is expected to have a significant impact on our country’s transition toward renewable energy. In recent years, there has been a notable rise in renewable energy projects being established on land that was previously underused or contaminated. Several factors have contributed to this growth, such as favorable policies,……