Category: Green Building LEED News
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Plus Power raises $1.8 billion for standalone storage buildout | Solar Financing Spotlight
Plus Power has secured $1.8 billion in new financing for standalone battery storage, including the largest single such project financing to date, to help stabilize the U.S. electrical grid while incorporating more solar and wind energy. Read more about this and other financing news in our Solar Financing Spotlight. Plus Power’s major funding announcement includes……
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Lumio launches portable storage product line
Lumio’s business model continues to evolve. Lumio launched in December 2020 when the founders of four leading regional solar companies joined together with a home services technology company. The goal was to decentralize power, elevate communities, and provide a better home solar experience. The company instantly became a top-five U.S. residential solar provider. This week,……
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Multifamily solar projects in Connecticut benefit from definition update
Thanks to a tweak in the definition of a “residential customer” as it relates to solar energy generation (via Public Act No. 21-48), residents of multifamily properties in Connecticut can now benefit more from solar energy. Connecticut Green Bank alerted us to this news and noted that it plans to expand its Solar Marketplace Assistance……
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Special Report: 5 Ways to Maximize Home Battery Investments
Modern energy storage systems (ESS) provide a compelling return on investment for homeowners — as long as the system is designed with the application and location in mind. In this special report, Panasonic experts explain five ways to maximize that ESS investment. They also showcase how the full EVERVOLT product line — from new solar……
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Haven Energy launches virtual power plant in California for any home battery owner
Virtual power plants (VPPs) are hugely important for California’s grid — and can be super valuable for home solar + storage customers — in the wake of NEM 3.0 rate changes. Problem is, many people still have no idea what the heck a VPP is, or how to enroll. In July 2023, Haven Energy commissioned……