Category: Green Building LEED News
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San Francisco pilots SolarAPP+ to speed residential solar permitting
The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection is now piloting SolarAPP+, a web-based application enabling California licensed contractors to bypass upfront plan review and obtain an instant, online electrical permit for qualifying rooftop solar installations of 10 kWdc or less on single or two-family homes. “The best way to increase sustainable development is to remove……
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Five takeaways from Intersolar North America 2023
Last week we hit up Intersolar North America / Energy Storage North America in Long Beach. The trade show exhibit space was sold out, and it felt like it. Yes, Intersolar is officially back. We have plenty of notes to dig through still, but here are the highlights. Key updates making install, O&M easier Fluke……
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Report: U.S. community solar growth expected to double by 2027 after slowing 16% in 2022
U.S. community solar installed capacity declined 16% in 2022 compared to last year, primarily driven by interconnection delays hindering growth in key state markets such as Massachusetts, Maine and Maryland. Industry-wide supply chain constraints also pushed project timelines into 2023, according to the latest report released by Wood Mackenzie in collaboration with the Coalition for……
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Legacy consumer battery brands target home energy storage
The market for home battery storage has finally crossed the line of attraction for large consumer battery makers, with offerings now available from Duracell and Energizer, and more likely to come. “A huge part of the storage market is the brand,” says David Dunlap, the vice president of product strategy at BayWa r.e. Solar Systems….…
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Sunnova micro utility bid preliminarily dismissed by California judge
Sunnova’s bid to become a micro utility in California received preliminary bad news this week. Administrative Law Judge Rizzo issued a proposed dismissal of its microgrid application. This is just a preliminary rejection, but a formal rejection would be a huge blow to Sunnova’s plans. “Until and unless the Commission hears the item and votes……