Category: Green Building LEED News
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More than one-fifth of domestic electrical generation comes from renewables in 2019
Taken as a whole, renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for more than a fifth (20.3%) of net domestic electrical generation during the first five months of 2019, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of recently-released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The latestRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Clean Energy Victory Bonds bill introduced in both the House and Senate
Green America is a non-profit founded in the early ’80s to focus on social justice and environmental health across all sectors. One of its pet projects has been lobbying for Clean Energy Victory Bonds — these would function like the War Bonds the government made available to help fund the warRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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House and Senate both introduce bills with five-year extension of Solar Investment Tax Credit
Alert from the Solar Energy Industries Association: Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Representatives Mike Thompson (D-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced companion bills with a five-year 30% extension of Section 48 and Section 25D Solar Investment Tax Credits (ITC). The Renewable Energy Extension Act will callRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Tracking trackers: Valmont Utility is bringing its solar tracker technology to the North American market
Valmont Utility, a business segment of Valmont Industries, Inc., is using its worldwide manufacturing infrastructure and established global supply chain to provide utilities with solar technology options for generating power. Valmont Utility supports and meets the needs of utilities by designing and manufacturing solutions for transmission, distribution, substation and nowRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Tracking trackers: Valmont Utility is bringing its solar tracker technology to the North American market
Valmont Utility, a business segment of Valmont Industries, Inc., is using its worldwide manufacturing infrastructure and established global supply chain to provide utilities with solar technology options for generating power. Valmont Utility supports and meets the needs of utilities by designing and manufacturing solutions for transmission, distribution, substation and nowRead More — Solar Builder magazine