Category: Green Building LEED News
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Duke Energy Florida names next three solar power plant locations (700 MW total)
Duke Energy Florida filed the locations of its three newest solar power plants this week. The Duette Solar Power Plant will be built on approximately 520 acres in Manatee County, Fla. Once operational, the 74.5-megawatt (MW) facility will consist of approximately 227,000 single-axis tracking solar panels, capable of producing enoughRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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BayWa r.e. CEO on ‘transforming the mental models’ for solar leadership in the new normal
As states and counties begin modifying COVID-19 sheltering restrictions, the pressure to return to “business as usual” is substantial. But practical concerns like hygiene, compliance, and customer assurance remain a priority, and the opportunity is ripe to envision a future that differs significantly from even the recent past. More thanRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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8minute Solar Energy closes credit facility for its 18-GW solar, storage pipeline
8minute Solar Energy closed a $225 million letter of credit (LC) facility from a consortium of five banks, led by CIT as sole coordinating lead arranger with partners KeyBank, HSBC, Rabobank and Nomura Holdings. 8minute will use the LC facility to cost effectively post securities for its power purchase agreementsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunSpec: Smart inverter communication now a national standard, here’s what comes next
On May 21, 2020, the IEEE 1547.1-2020 standard was officially published, making smart inverters with standard communication interfaces the official U.S. national standard for Distributed Energy Resources (DER). This news comes via the SunSpec Alliance, a trade alliance of more than 100 solar and storage distributed energy industry participants that isRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunSpec: Smart inverter communication now a national standard, here’s what comes next
On May 21, 2020, the IEEE 1547.1-2020 standard was officially published, making smart inverters with standard communication interfaces the official U.S. national standard for Distributed Energy Resources (DER). This news comes via the SunSpec Alliance, a trade alliance of more than 100 solar and storage distributed energy industry participants that isRead More — Solar Builder magazine