Category: Green Building LEED News
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DSD, Black Bear complete 1.4 MW solar installation at Pleasanton office park in CA
DSD Renewables and Black Bear Energy have completed two onsite solar canopies, totaling 1.4 MW at Pleasanton Corporate Commons office park in California. The 957 kW and 429 kW installations will offset much of the campus’ energy load and are expected to generate over 2 GWh of clean energy annually. Pleasanton Corporate Commons is managed by Hines,……
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Florida-based solar installer Sunergy goes public
Sunergy Renewables, a leading Florida-based provider of residential solar and energy efficiency solutions, announced a definitive agreement for a business combination with ESGEN Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company backed by Energy Spectrum. The combined company will be a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. The pro forma implied enterprise value of……
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Report: Net metering compensation moves to time-varying and avoided cost rates
The solar net metering headlines have been dominated by California’s NEM 3.0, but net metering compensation is being updated all over the country. The Q1 2023 edition of The 50 States of Solar finds that 41 states, plus the District of Columbia, took some type of distributed solar policy action during Q1 2023, with the……
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Leading PV project planning tools from K2 Systems and partners
In recent years, K2 Systems has expanded its digital presence by developing its online design tools. In the US market, K2 now offers K2 Base and K2 Quote. K2 Base, the company’s legacy design tool, has been available for many years and is an online design assistant that allows customers to design their projects using……
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First Solar helps revitalize Pennsylvania glass manufacturing
The Vitro Architectural Glass business is getting a shot in the arm as part of the U.S. solar manufacturing boom. Headquartered in Cheswick, Pa., Vitro entered into an agreement to manufacture glass for the largest domestic producer of solar modules, First Solar. Ricardo Maiz, President of Vitro Architectural Glass, said this investment is a pivotal……