Category: Green Building LEED News
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How solar is helping the mission of Buckhorn Children & Family Services, located deep in coal country
The Eastern Kentucky nonprofit Buckhorn Children & Family Services recently unveiled their new 10 kilowatt solar installation provided by the nonprofit Everybody Solar, in partnership with MaxSolar, Mountain Association and HOMES, Inc. This installation is the first phase of the two-phased project. The nonprofit needs to raise an additional $32,262 to completeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Amazon tops list of large renewable energy buyers in 2020
The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA), announced the release of its second annual Deal Tracker Top 10, which highlights 2020’s leading large energy buyers, topped by Amazon with the procurement of 3.163 gigawatts (GW). Large energy buyers once again showcase their resolve and commitment to renewable energy with a record-breakingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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ForeFront Power delivers solar power to Mooseheart Child City and School in Illinois
ForeFront Power announced commercial operation of the largest solar project in Kane County, Ill. With 7,384 panels, the 2.8-MW project delivers power to the Mooseheart Child City and School, a non-profit residential childcare facility for children and teens in need. The project created more than 44 jobs during the constructionRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Alma, Arkansas and Entegrity flip the switch on 520-kW solar array on brownfield site
Representatives of the City of Alma, Arkansas gathered with the community and Entegrity to commemorate powering on their new solar array with a “Flip the Switch” ceremony. The 520-kilowatt array was built on a brownfield site, making land that would otherwise be unusable a lucrative asset to the community. The arrayRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Silfab Solar unveils the Elite Series — its most powerful residential solar panel yet
What you’re looking at there is the “Silfab Elite,” a next generation of back contact module engineered by Silfab Solar to be its best residential solar panel, manufactured exclusively in the U.S. The Elite line – SIL 370 / 375 /380 BK – has an efficiency rating of up to 21.4Read More — Solar Builder magazine