Category: Green Building LEED News
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New Columbia Solar adds rooftop solar system to D.C.’s historic Kimpton Hotel Monaco
Kimpton Hotel Monaco Washington DC has partnered with New Columbia Solar to bring renewable energy to the National Historic Landmark building at 700 F St. NW in Penn Quarter. The Washington, D.C.-based solar energy company added a 265 kW rooftop system to the hotel. This partnership highlights Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants’ commitment to clean energy and sets a……
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Intersect Power’s 310 MW Athos III project now operating in California
Intersect Power LLC began operations of its Athos III solar + storage project located in Riverside County, California, on Dec. 22, 2022. The project (also known as Blythe Mesa Solar II) generates 224 MWac/310 MW of solar energy and features 448 MWh of co-located storage. The Athos III project was built by union labor, with U.S.-made solar panels,……
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Mitrex colored solar panels listed by California Energy Commission
Colored solar panels from Canadian solar manufacturer Mitrex are now listed by the California Energy Commission (CEC) — the first such listing by the CEC. Mitrex’s complete product line of standard and colored PV modules are now available on CEC’s PV module listing. In addition to the state of California, Mitrex products are also qualified……
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Sol-REIT sets goal to raise $175 million to fund community solar projects by 2025
Sol-REIT has joined the Department of Energy’s National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) as part of the firm’s commitment to fund more than $175 million in community solar projects by 2025. For solar developers with projects at or beyond their notice to proceed, Sol-REIT provides construction capital and/or permanent debt that matches an asset’s operational life……
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Sunnova adds SolarEdge Home Battery to network portfolio
SolarEdge Technologies and Sunnova Energy International are expanding their vendor partnership by including the SolarEdge Home Battery in Sunnova’s Energy as a Service (EaaS) portfolio. That EaaS vendor list is of growing importance to Sunnova’s dealer network. “Homeowners’ energy demands are increasing at a time when utility bills are skyrocketing and grid instability is becoming……