Category: Green Building LEED News
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Panasonic launches new Elite Tier in its Residential Solar Installer Program (with cool perks)
Panasonic added an Elite tier to its Residential Solar Installer Program to recognize and reward standout installers with best-in-class benefits. This exclusive tier is only available to the highest-performing Panasonic residential solar installers who have established successful, longstanding partnerships between their businesses and Panasonic. This new addition introduces the thirdRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar energy growing faster than all renewables in latest U.S. Energy Information Administration report
Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for 18.2% of net domestic electrical generation during 2019, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of just-released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). A year earlier, renewables’ share was 17.5%, and if present trends continue, electrical generationRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Connecticut solar installers are in legal fight over property tax exemption language
This article was originally published on Energy News Network. Court cases dispute the definition of “private residential use” for exempting solar installations from property taxes. At least 15 municipalities in Connecticut are locked in court battles with solar companies who say they are wrongfully taxing residential solar installations. Since 2017,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Connecticut solar installers are in legal fight over property tax exemption language
This article was originally published on Energy News Network. Court cases dispute the definition of “private residential use” for exempting solar installations from property taxes. At least 15 municipalities in Connecticut are locked in court battles with solar companies who say they are wrongfully taxing residential solar installations. Since 2017,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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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…