Category: Green Building LEED News
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Solar energy to save $3 million for El Dorado School District in Arkansas
Education officials in El Dorado, Arkansas, are celebrating a new solar energy system that could save the community up to $3 million over the lifetime of the project. El Dorado School District (ESD) School Board and faculty members gathered to “Flip the Switch” on a newly constructed 1.75 MWac solar array in the community….…
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Microgrid Resources Coalition launches Texas chapter to improve energy resilience
The Microgrid Resources Coalition (MRC) has launched a Texas chapter to focus on legislative and regulatory engagement to advance microgrid adoption throughout Texas. MRC is a national association of leading microgrid owners, operators, developers, suppliers and investors seeking to advance microgrids. Not only is Texas the second largest market in the United State, the Lone……
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Linea Energy receives capital commitment from EnCap to accelerate renewable energy projects
Linea Energy has secured a significant capital commitment from EnCap Investments LP, a leading provider of growth capital to the independent sector of the U.S. energy industry. The investment positions Linea to execute on its growth strategy of accelerating the decarbonization of the U.S. electricity grid through developing, owning and operating utility-scale wind, solar and battery……
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Sunrun teams with Lunar Gridshare to operate VPP network
Sunrun, the largest solar and battery installer in the United States, is becoming synonymous with virtual power plants (VPPs) — tapping into its network of home solar + storage systems to export energy when the grid needs it. This week, Sunrun announced a partnership with Lunar Gridshare to operatethat nationwide VPP network. “We are thrilled……
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Module manufacturing moves this month show power of U.S. policy
The combination of the Inflation Reduction Act incentives, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) detentions and AD/CVD tariffs is resulting in new U.S. solar module manufacturing as well as a global supply network that is less reliant on China-based polysilicon and wafer supply. For its part of this cocktail, the IRA has two key……