Category: Green Building LEED News
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Jackpot! Duke Energy begins operation of Idaho’s largest solar plant
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions has placed into commercial operation the 120 MW Jackpot Solar project in Twin Falls County, Idaho. This is the organization’s first utility-scale renewable energy project in the state and is the largest solar facility in operation in Idaho. It will provide energy to Idaho Power through a 20-year power purchase agreement……
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Enterprise, DC Green Bank invest $12.4 million in solar for affordable housing in D.C.
Enterprise Community Partners and DC Green Bank have invested $12.4 million to install 2.2 MW of solar panels at four affordable housing properties in Washington, D.C. The properties are owned by Enterprise’s subsidiary Enterprise Community Development, the fifth largest nonprofit housing provider in the United States and the solar project developer. Funded by DC Green……
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JFK Airport to be home to largest rooftop terminal solar array in the U.S.
AlphaStruxure is planning to create the largest rooftop terminal solar array in the United States. A joint venture between Carlyle Group and Schneider Electric, the company has agreed design, construct and operate integrated microgrid infrastructure at the New Terminal One (NTO) at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The 11.34 MW microgrid……
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Clearway completes Oahu’s second utility-scale solar and battery farm
Clearway Energy Group’s 36 MW solar farm with 144 MWh of battery storage on Kamehameha Schools’ lands in Waiawa, Hawaii, in central Oahu, recently achieved commercial operations after passing all of its necessary commissioning tests. “We are proud to help Hawaii reach its climate goals and invest in renewable energy in the state,” said Craig……
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Harrison Street forms 40-year partnership for campus utilities at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Investment management firm Harrison Street has entered into a long-term public-private partnership (P3) with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts, for the university’s on-campus utility system. Under the terms of the 40-year deal, Harrison Street will lease, manage, operate, develop and finance the WPI’s utility system, while Cogen Power Technologies will serve as the……