Category: Green Building LEED News
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Bank of America invests $300,000 in GRID Alternatives’ SolarCorp program
Bank of America renewed its partnership with GRID Alternatives, a nonprofit solar + storage installer in the U.S., with a $300,000 investment in GRID’s SolarCorps Fellowship Program. The funding will support GRID’s 37 SolarCorps Fellows in obtaining hands-on experience, mentorship, professional development, and increased knowledge about a career in renewable energy. “Bank of America is……
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Stracker Solar: Passion leads to prosperity for dual-axis tracker manufacturer
The roots of Stracker Solar were formed in the mid-1970s when founder and COO Jeff Sharpe began designing and installing “bread box” solar water heaters with his father in Southern California’s San Joaquin Valley. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Ashland, Oregon, Stracker Solar grew out of the community-based energy engineering business Sharpe founded a……
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Solar Optimum, DSD Renewables installs 12 MW solar carport at Six Flags Magic Mountain in L.A.
Theme park operator Six Flags Entertainment Corp. has joined forces with Solar Optimum and DSD Renewables (DSD) to install a new 12.37 MW solar carport and energy storage system at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles. The project will rank as the largest single-site commercial renewable energy project in California and largest solar project……
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A new era for U.S. residential solar finance: ITC, loan market headwinds shaking up landscape
Last year was a record-breaking but chaotic year for the residential solar industry. The market installed 1,687 MWdc in Q4 to reach 5.9 GWdc of annual installed capacity, a remarkable 40% increase over 2021. The loan market continued its dominance of the past five years, achieving its largest volume of installed capacity. However, the segment……
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Trimble begins construction on 1.7 MW solar array at HQ in Westminster, Colorado
Trimble has broken ground on the construction of a 1.7 MW solar array as a renewable energy source at its Westminster, Colorado, headquarters. The new solar panels are projected to offset more than 100% of the energy consumed by the company’s two-building campus in the Westmoor Technology Park, which represents approximately 6-7% of the company’s……