Sustainability - South
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Combined-Cycle Power Plant Breaks Ground in Texas
Expected to begin commercial operation in mid-2021, the 993-megawatt Montgomery County Power Station is estimated to save customers $1.7 billion over the next thee decades.
25 February 2019 14:38 -
7X Energy Sells 100MW Solar Project to Duke Energy Renewables
Lapetus will occupy approximately 800 acres, with construction scheduled to begin before the end of March. This is the first large scale solar project in Andrews County, Texas.
20 February 2019 06:57 -
ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum Begin Work on Golden Pass LNG
The project is part of ExxonMobil’s plan to invest more than $50 billion over the next five years to build and expand manufacturing facilities in the U.S.
13 February 2019 06:59 -
Quinbrook Closes Financing on 300MW Ranchero Wind Project
Anticipated for commercial operation by the end of the year, the project has secured a 10-year Proxy Revenue Swap with Allianz Global & Specialty’s Alternative Risk Transfer.
29 January 2019 09:55 -
Enel Begins Work on 450MW Wind Farm in Texas
Upon completion, the project will be Enel’s largest wind farm, anticipated to generate around 1.7TWh annually and prevent the emission of more than 1.1 million tons of carbon dioxide per year.
11 January 2019 15:16 -
Austin Self Storage Asset Scores LEED Platinum
CubeSmart’s 78,700-square-foot property is equipped with conservation features that create net zero energy status, including solar photovoltaic arrays, geothermal heating and cooling, and rainwater towers.
09 January 2019 09:47 -
Texas’ Largest Energy Storage System Begins Operation
As it captures excess solar power, the lithium-ion structure has a capacity of 10MW/42MWh. That makes it the seventh largest nationally.
07 January 2019 22:14 -
Hotel, Condo Project Breaks Ground in Austin
The development, slated for completion in the fall of 2019, will be equipped with a cistern rainwater system that will collect more than 40,000 gallons of rainwater for irrigation purposes on the site.
20 December 2018 13:46 -
Apple to Spend $1B on Austin Expansion
The tech giant also plans to build new facilities in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, Calif., and expand its footprint in several other locations across the U.S.
13 December 2018 14:34 -
Duke Energy Issues $1B Green Bond Offering
The bonds will be used to finance renewable energy projects in the Carolinas. Duke expects to add 1,800 megawatts of built and purchased solar capacity over the next five years.
13 November 2018 14:25 -
Restored Jacksonville Landmark Earns LEED Silver
The restaurant received recognition for the environmentally friendly materials and methods used during construction and ongoing operations that reduce its environmental impact.
13 November 2018 14:20 -
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