Category: Green Building LEED News
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Maine’s new target: 80 percent renewable electricity by 2030, 100 percent by 2050
Maine passed a pair of bills to both solidify its solar energy market and spur its development. The first, LD 1711, (which we previewed here) is all about creating a predictable, competitive market for solar in the state. The second, LD 1494, changes the state’s renewable portfolio standard and setsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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VR 360 Video Tour: Sustainable Building Design in Salt Lake City (BOMA 2019)
Take a look inside the two high-performance facilities featured on the building tour at the 2019 BOMA International annual conference and expo. More…
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Solar module manufacturer Hanwha Q CELLS joins SEIA board of directors
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, announced the addition of Hanwha Q CELLS, a leading international solar manufacturer is joining SEIA’s board of directors effective immediately. “Hanwha Q CELLS is at the forefront of the solar industry’s cutting-edge innovation, manufacturingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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IEEFA report shows utility-scale storage has some serious momentum
Momentum is gaining around an industry shift toward utility-scale battery storage systems nationally, finds a report published by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report – Advances in Electricity Storage Suggest Rapid Disruption of U.S. Electricity Sector – details upstart storage and storage-expansion projects in Arizona, California,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Pennsylvania would save $300 million a year if just 10 percent of its generation came from solar
A new report commissioned by Community Energy, Inc. finds that transitioning 10 percent of Pennsylvania’s electric generation to solar would decrease the state’s wholesale electric costs by $619 million annually, while costing less than half that amount to make the transition, and would lower wholesale electric prices across the multi-stateRead More — Solar Builder magazine