Category: Green Building LEED News
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Smart PV inverter overview: IEEE 1547-2018 and UL 1741 explained
What is IEEE 1547-2018? IEEE 1547 refers to “Standard 1547” as developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) to safely and functionally integrate distributed energy resources (DERs) into the electric distribution grid. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 established IEEE 1547 as the domestic interconnection standard for DERs. At a high level,……
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RatedPower study predicts 2023 accelerated adoption for solar and other renewables
RatedPower, now a part of energy SaaS platform Enverus, has released its annual findings derived from nearly 100 diverse industry experts from across the world and more than 101,000 simulations. According to the results, the focus for 2023 will be on accelerating the adoption of renewable energy power generation, reducing the levelized cost of electricity,……
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Scale Microgrids acquires 23 operating solar projects to expand portfolio
Scale Microgrids has acquired a portfolio of distributed generation solar projects from a leading solar asset owner. The portfolio of operating assets consists of 13 ground-mount and rooftop solar projects, across 23 sites. Through this geographically diverse acquisition made in the fourth quarter 2022, Scale Microgrids will now own and operate assets in New Jersey,……
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Renewable Properties closes financing on 30 MW of community solar projects
Renewable Properties has closed its Fund 8 portfolio consisting of nearly 30 MW of community solar projects in California and New York. The company partnered with two financing firms, Nelnet Renewable Energy and AB CarVal. Founded in 2017, Renewable Properties is a San Francisco-based developer and investor in small-scale utility and community solar projects. The closing of Fund……
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First of its kind rooftop solar deployed at Orlando multi-family building
Allume Energy, RENU Communities and esaSolar have commissioned Orlando’s first behind-the-meter shared solar system in a multi-family building. The first of its kind in the United States, the shared solar system will generate renewable electricity for Canopy Villa Apartments, a 296-unit, garden-style apartment complex in Orlando. By using the SolShare technology, residents of the community……