Sustainability - South
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Florida’s Sun Power to Grow by 7 GW
Solar generation will jump 44 percent over the next decade, the state public service commission predicts.
07 November 2018 13:50 -
Balfour Beatty Begins Work on The Grove at Shoal Creek
The company will use the latest technologies, as well as lean construction methods, including building information modeling software, digital documents and drone technologies.
06 November 2018 16:58 -
Puerto Rico Seeks 100 Percent Renewable Energy
A special legislative commission is considering a bill that would aid the U.S. territory to meet its electric demand with 100 percent renewable energy by 2050.
06 November 2018 14:46 -
Cinemark, AEP Sign 40MW Wind VPPA in Texas
The deal will support up to 40 megawatts of renewable energy from AEP Energy Partners’ Trent Mesa wind center in Nolan County, Texas.
31 October 2018 10:31 -
Duke Energy Pushes Plan for Low-Cost Solar Adoption
In partnership with North Carolina Utilities Commission, the Duke affiliate intends to build, own and operate on-site solar facilities that will allow non-residential customers to access solar energy.
30 October 2018 11:00 -
E.ON, GE Partner to Repower West Texas Wind Project
The process is expected to result in increased earnings, reliability and efficiency for a total of 172 wind turbine generators.
29 October 2018 12:59 -
Historic Dallas High School Scores LEED Gold Certification
Merriman Anderson/Architects acted as the design architect, historic architect and architect of record for the building shell and interior restoration, including the LEED certification process.
02 October 2018 13:08 -
Atlanta-Area Industrial Center Scores LEED Silver Certification
The two buildings are estimated to use about 25 percent less energy and 35 percent less water than traditional facilities, with savings directly benefiting tenants.
24 September 2018 14:37 -
Largest LEED-Certified Office Buildings in the US
When combining size and sustainability features in office properties across the U.S., San Antonio, New York and Chicago hold the top spots.
21 September 2018 14:01 -
ENGIE North America Closes Financing for 200MW TX Wind Project
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Rabobank, BofAML Global Commodities and ENGIE Energy Marketing NA Inc. were involved in the deal.
21 August 2018 10:18 -
Duke Energy Carolinas Files for New Rate to Distribute Savings
The company’s shareholders will contribute $4 million to the Share the Warmth fund to help low-income customers manage their winter bills.
25 July 2018 13:03 -
Innergex Buys 250MW Texas Solar Project
Phoebe marks the company’s largest such project and has a 12-year power purchase agreement with Shell Energy North America, commencing in July 2019.
09 July 2018 13:25 -
Cypress Creek, NRG Collaborate on Texas Solar Projects
Cypress Creek Renewables will own and operate the solar facilities and deliver the electricity generated to NRG under power purchase agreements.
04 July 2018 11:56 -
AT&T, NextEra Energy Expand Wind PPA to 820MW
With this expansion, AT&T marks one of the largest corporate renewable energy purchases in the U.S., anticipated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking more than 530,000 cars off the road.
27 June 2018 06:23 -
Incentivizing Brownfields and Greenfields
State and municipal governments are taking steps to improve the feasibility of investing in brownfield and greenfield properties. Panelists on the Sustainability Spotlight panel on the final day of the National Association of Real Estate Editors real estate journalism conference outline their efforts.
24 June 2018 20:35