Category: Green Building LEED News
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Nestlé Waters close to a 10-MW solar project at Poland Spring bottling plant
Nestlé Waters North America is looking to construct a 10-MW solar project at its Poland Spring bottling plant in Hollis, Maine. This proposed solar energy installation, currently in the permit application process, will supply enough clean electricity to meet approximately 20-25% of the current energy needs of the facility. Once completed,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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California’s PUC just made huge changes to its Rule 21 solar, storage interconnection policy
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) just issued sweeping changes to Rule 21, the rules under which distributed energy resources, like solar power and energy storage, may interconnect to the grid. The revisions encompass many issues but three of the most noteworthy include: 1) the plan to incorporate data on theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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4 New LEED Credits for a COVID-19 World
In response to the pandemic, the USGBC unveiled four new pilot credits that touch on disinfection, workplace re-occupancy, IAQ and water quality. Read more to learn how they were created and other tips for sustainability success. More…
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Ohana Partners with Tesla on Los Cabos Sustainable Energy Project
Ohana Real Estate Investors and Tesla have a plan to take its 1,400-acre master planned community completely off-grid, what Ohana believes to be first-of-its-kind energy solution at the Twin Dolphin community in Los Cabos, Mexico. Developed, owned and operated by Ohana, Twin Dolphin is a 1,400-acre master-planned community that includes Maravilla Los Cabos,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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OYA Solar inks $35 million deal with NY Green Bank for three community solar projects
OYA Solar secured $35 million in construction and interconnection financing from NY Green Bank, a state-sponsored, specialized financial entity and division of NYSERDA. The financing will support the construction of three community solar projects in New York state, the first of which, a 6.8-MW project in Constable, New York, isRead More — Solar Builder magazine