Category: Green Building LEED News
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New York creates toolkit to guide solar development of brownfields, landfills
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority released a new tool kit to provide guidance and resources for communities seeking to develop solar projects on underutilized properties such as landfills and brownfields. This new Municipal Solar Procurement Toolkit supports recent revisions to the NY-Sun Megawatt Block Program which providesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Los Angeles Lakers training facility now powered by LG solar panels
The Los Angeles Lakers, LG Electronics USA and Vaha Energy have partnered to power the state-of-the-art headquarters of the Lakers, the UCLA Health Training Center, with renewable energy coming via LG solar panels. The 120,000-square-foot LEED Platinum certified facility serves as both the Lakers’ training facility and the home courtRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Mall adds 2-MW rooftop solar system via Safari Energy
The solar rooftop system at Francis Scott Key Mall in Frederick, Maryland is now operational. The 2-MW capacity project is currently providing clean energy to power the Class A shopping destination, owned by PREIT, a leading real estate investment trust. The project is Safari Energy’s eighth in the state, bringingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Panasonic, LG solar panels now available through Solaris
Solaris Technology Industry, Inc., a national solar distributor, has now added LG Solar and Panasonic solar panels available for purchase through their website. The new solar panels are available to both consumers and installers for residential and commercial system applications. “Looking forward, we anticipate a demand for even higher qualityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Constellation reveals plans for 10-MW solar site near Ocean City, Md.
Constellation, an Exelon company, is breaking ground on a 10-MWdc solar energy project that will account for around 20 percent of the Town of Ocean City’s annual energy use. Sited about 10 miles west of downtown Ocean City, the solar array will provide energy for several of the town’s keyRead More — Solar Builder magazine