Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Swell Energy teams with SMUD on virtual power plant program

    Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is partnering with Swell Energy to be the aggregator for a new residential customer-driven virtual power plant initiative, the My Energy Optimizer Partner+ program. My Energy Optimizer Partner+ will launch enrollments in Q1 of 2023, with operations planned to start in April 2023. Enrollment will be open to both new……

  • Check out the 2023 Intersolar North America, Energy Storage North America conference programs

    The holidays will be over before you know it, and then it is on to Intersolar season. Intersolar North America (ISNA) and Energy Storage North America (ESNA) unveiled their 2023 conference program to take place February 14-16 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Check it out. From solar and storage to……

  • PG&E starts installing home batteries for customers with frequent outages

    Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is piloting a home battery energy storage program to support the vulnerable customers in its service area that are most frequently impacted by outages caused by its Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings (EPSS). Since October, PG&E has reached out to approximately 1,000 pre-qualified customers for this Residential Storage Initiative, and……

  • RP Construction Services is opening a Florida office

    RP Construction Services Inc. (RPCS) is opening a new office in Tampa, Florida. This new office will be a hub for the company’s business development, marketing, and sales operations, with team members representing our data analytics, marketing, sales, software development, and customer success teams. “We’re really excited about bringing our team into one location to……

  • Four key takeaways from the 2022 Projects of the Year

    We already wrote glowingly about each our Project of the Year Award winners, but as we end 2022, I wanted to highlight a few key takeaways that resonate beyond award season and will shape the solar year(s) to come. 1. Let’s focus on what solar can do instead of what it can’t People in power……