Category: Green Building LEED News
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sPower goes with SunLogix as warehouse partner for largest solar project east of the Rockies
sPower selected SunLogix as the warehouse partner for the Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. sPower is a leading renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), and the 485 MW AC project is the largest solar project east of the Rockies. The project is currently under construction, with phasesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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8minute Solar Energy signs its first PPA with a California Community Choice provider
8minute Solar Energy executed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Monterey Bay Community Power Authority (MBCP) and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE), marking 8minute’s first contract with Community Choice Energy (CCE) providers. The 250-megawatt (250 MWdc / 200 MWac) Aratina Solar Center includes 150 megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy storage andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Community solar often blocked by utilities lobbying uninformed policymakers
From Energy News Network: Utility lobbying has blocked community solar expansion, but a recent study suggests it’s been effective in part because many policymakers don’t understand the concept and its potential benefits. Community solar programs let groups of investors or subscribers share in the costs of installing and maintaining aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower commercial dealers gain new financing option via Bank of the West
SunPower Corp. closed a new program with Bank of the West which will provide SunPower Commercial dealers a new financing option as part of a one-stop-shop complete solution. Bank of the West contracts and servicing will be private-labeled as SunPower Commercial Capital which will reinforce a cohesive customer experience. “WeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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STAG Industrial adding four rooftop solar systems on East Coast properties
Real estate investment trust STAG Industrial announced the groundbreaking of four new solar rooftop systems in Massachusetts and one in New Jersey which will deliver energy to the electrical grid. Black Bear Energy facilitated the project in partnership with STAG. “Hosting solar on industrial buildings challenges the mindset that theseRead More — Solar Builder magazine