Category: Green Building LEED News
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Minnesota PUC fined Xcel Energy $1 million for interconnection delays and two solar companies are to thank
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission fined Xcel Energy $1 million for exceeding a maximum number of customer service complaints as a result of significant delays in its processing of interconnection requests for solar projects. This is a pretty big deal considering commissions historically do not hold utilities accountable for theirRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Kloss Distributing now powers beverage distribution business with solar
Residents of Lake County, Illinois, can drink a little greener in 2021 thanks to the solar installation that now powers Kloss Distributing in Gurnee. Kloss Distributing moves 4 million cases of beer, wine and soft drinks to 1,500 locations across Lake County each year – and with its new installationRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Lightsource bp completes financing, starts construction on 316-MW of solar in Texas
Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $380 million financing package and mobilized construction on its Elm Branch and Briar Creek solar projects in Texas, both located about 40 miles south of Dallas. Tax equity financing for the projects was secured from Bank of America. Power contracts secured with energy partnersRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Corporations are buying into solar energy and are calling on the federal government to do more
Corporations purchased a record of 23.7GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1GW in 2019 and 13.6GW in 2018, according to new research published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). The increase came despite a year devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, a global recession and uncertainty about U.S. energy policy aheadRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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COVID-19 had little impact on solar PPAs in 2020 says LevelTen Energy
LevelTen Energy released its Q4 PPA Price Index reports for North America and Europe, delivering the industry’s most comprehensive analysis of actual power purchase agreement (PPA) price offers in 16 renewable energy markets across the globe. Here are a few highlights. North American PPA Prices Rose Throughout 2020. When COVID-19-relatedRead More — Solar Builder magazine