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Sourcing Renewables - March 7, 2016

Major zipper manufacturer goes solar, offsets nearly 100% of power consumption

Zipper manufacturer YKK teamed with panel provider Mitsubishi Electric US and installer SunGreen Systems on a 521-kW solar PV system.

Solar - March 7, 2016

Warehouse rooftops remain largely untapped solar energy sites

While many big box stores like Wal-Mart, Target and Kohl's are leading the way toward corporate solar uptake, warehouses have remained largely overlooked.

Solar - March 4, 2016

RMI's top 10 reasons solar PV is poised for major growth

A recent Rocky Mountain Institute blog post countered a New York Times article that discussed potential challenges facing the U.S. solar industry.

March 3, 2016

Advanced energy market is soaring, energy storage growing fast

The U.S. energy storage market grew 12 times larger in 2015 than the prior year, with total revenue reaching $734 million.

Demand Management - March 3, 2016

ALDI installs energy management systems at nearly 1,500 locations

ALDI is making concerted efforts to improve sustainability at its stores by cutting power consumption and greenhouse gas emissions through the use of energy efficiency an

Solar - March 2, 2016

SEIA head talks Clean Power Plan, net metering with Bloomberg News

Solar Energy Industries Association President and CEO Rhone Resch recently discussed the U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan and the net metering debate in Nevada in a interview with Bloomberg.

March 2, 2016

Arizona utility plans more solar, will offer new efficiency incentives

Tucson Electric Power on March 2 filed its preliminary 2016 integrated resource plan with the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Solar - March 1, 2016

Power-generating windows: Coming to a building near you?

Though the technology behind power-generating windows has been researched for years, large-scale implementation has yet to get underway; SolarWindows hopes to change that.

Sourcing Renewables - March 1, 2016