Tag: vermont
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This Vermont YMCA’s rooftop solar array will provide 25 percent of its energy needs
Encore Renewable Energy completed a new rooftop solar array in downtown Burlington, Vt. Encore worked extensively with the Greater Burlington YMCA’s management team and construction contractors to integrate the solar project into the new facility that was constructed on a redeveloped property in downtown Burlington, Vermont. The new rooftop solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Greenbacker and Encore Renewable Energy reach agreement on a 14 project solar portfolio sale
Through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC signed the rights to purchase a 27.7 MWdc, 14 project solar portfolio from Encore Renewable Energy and closed a $4 million equipment loan facility with Encore to support safe harbor efforts ahead of the investment tax credit (ITC) phasedown scheduledRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Vivint Solar opens up shop in Vermont
Vermont has big plans for focusing on renewable energy, and Vivint Solar wants in on that future, deciding to enter the state this week. Vermont ranks No. 2 on the Union of Concerned Scientists’ Clean Energy Momentum State Ranking, and is noted for leading the country in clean energy jobsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Vermont lays out plan for 20 percent solar generation in-state by 2025
Vermont wants to show other states how it is done when it comes to becoming an advanced solar economy — one in which solar power provides at least 20 percent of total electricity use by 2025. The goal sounds crazy ambitious but over the last 2 years the Vermont Energy InvestmentRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Report calls out flaws in Vermont’s REC policy that have doubled in-state greenhouse gas emissions
Vermont has the reputation of being a progressive solar state, but a report from the Energy Clinic at the Institute for Energy and the Environment (IEE) at Vermont Law School makes the case that all of its solar development hasn’t benefited the state itself all that much. According to theRead More — Solar Builder magazine