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A Connecticut-based real estate company has successfully completed energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across its portfolio of offices and independent living and multi-family apartment complexes.

Tempur Sealy International announced Feb. 10 that its largest mattress manufacturing facility, located in Albuquerque, N.M., will be receiving locally-generated renewable energy that will reduce the amount of electricity purchased from the public utility by approximately 2 million kWh.

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The City of St. Peter, Minn., completed Jan. 6 an energy efficiency overhaul financed through a $2.6 million Energy Savings Performance Contract.

The University of Akron and the City of Akron, Ohio, are undergoing the installation of 252 new LED streetlights in the South Exchange Street Corridor neighborhood of the city.

The Elizabeth Public School Board of Education in Elizabeth, N.J., will be receiving two new rooftop solar projects totaling approximately 1,470 kW in a system that is expected to produce 1,800,000 kWh in the first year.

Mercedes-Benz launched Jan. 30 a project to increase transparency on emission in their supply chain by using blockchain technology to track emissions throughout the value chain.