Category: Green Building LEED News
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From Big Ten to Big Sun? University of Northwestern signs up for 11-MW of community solar
The University of Northwestern just made a long-term commitment to support the development and construction of 16 community solar projects in Illinois — about 11.9 megawatts (MW) — via the Clearway Energy Group. That’s the equivalent of taking 2,934 cars off the road each year. “Partnerships like these are a welcomeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Alliant Energy plans to add over half a gigawatt of solar in rural Wisconsin
Alliant Energy plans to acquire and build a whopping 675 MW of solar in mostly rural areas in six Wisconsin counties: Grant, Jefferson, Richland, Rock, Sheboygan and Wood. Once operational, the energy from the projects will be enough to power 175,000 homes per year – making Alliant Energy the largest owner-operatorRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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DNV GL explains 12 ways behind-the-meter solar + storage provides value in new report
Distributed solar and storage is an important part of the energy transition, as well as a popular option for customers to lower utility bills, reduce carbon emissions, and provide resilience during power outages, but it is unevenly applied across the U.S. Behind the Meter (BTM) Solar + Storage systems canRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Pennsylvania’s largest municipal electric utility signs solar PPA with Sun Tribe
The Borough of Chambersburg in Pennsylvania, home to the largest municipal electric utility in the state, agreed to a public-private partnership with Sun Tribe last week that will provide clean, affordable energy for Borough ratepayers for the next two decades. Based in Charlottesville, Va., Sun Tribe is one of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Alencon Systems debuts simplified DC to DC power conversion units with new BOX platform
The DC:DC power conversion innovators at Alencon Systems LLC have unveiled their latest creations this week: the BOSS BOX and the SPOT BOX. These are scalable, centralized units of DC:DC power conversion built on Alencon’s galvanically isolated, bi-directional and uni-directional platforms (got all that?). Inside ‘the BOX’ The BOX platform (BatteryRead More — Solar Builder magazine