Category: Green Building LEED News
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Secrets to Savings: Inside Atlanta’s Better Buildings Challenge Success
One of the first cities to sign on to the Better Buildings Challenge, Atlanta recently met its 20% energy savings goal two years ahead of schedule. AJ Robinson, president of Central Atlanta Progress, discusses the challenges Atlanta faced and the publi…
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Chatting about improving PV plant performance with BayWa-backed Raycatch
Last May, we reported on a cool new AI-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, DeepSolar, a diagnostic system that enables large-scale PV plant owners and operators to optimize solar assets and maximize their return on investment. DeepSolar is the brainchild of Raycatch, a PV plant diagnostic company backed by global renewableRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Texas’ Freedom Solar talks about its most successful year yet (and the power of a Millennial workforce)
Austin, Texas-based Freedom Solar just had its most successful year since its founding in 2007, due largely to the increasing number of homeowners and corporations going solar. Freedom Solar grew revenue by 75% to nearly $50 million, completing 1,288 commercial and residential installations in 2019 for a total of 13.69Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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City of Charlotte uses Duke Energy’s GSA program to negotiate a 35-MW solar project
The Charlotte City Council voted Monday evening to participate in the Duke Energy Green Source Advantage (GSA) Program, which allows large energy users to negotiate contracts with solar developers to meet sustainability and renewable energy goals. An earlier pilot version saw Google and Cisco adopt the program. In this case,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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United Renewable Energy LLC builds 3-MW solar PV project for NextEra, Georgia Power
A 3 MW solar PV project has been completed and commercialized by United Renewable Energy at Kimberly-Clark’s facility in LaGrange, Ga. The project was the result of collaboration between Kimberly-Clark’s facility, United Renewable Energy LLC as the project developer and builder, and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC through a subsidiary, whichRead More — Solar Builder magazine