December 2014 - Cornell University announced that it will purchase all the electricity generated by the proposed Black Oak Wind Farm in Enfield, New York, which is set to be the first community-owned wind farm in the state. The power purchase agreement ( …
November 2014 - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) announced the 2014 Green Power Leadership Awards. The awards will be presented at the Renewable Energy Markets 2014 conference in Sacramento, CA. The EPA …
November 2014 - Navy and Marine Corps housing units in the San Diego area will receive rooftop solar PV systems through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Lincoln Military Housing and SolarCity. The PPA will provide solar power to nearly 6,000 homes …
November 2014 - The IKEA Group made its largest renewable-energy investment to date by purchasing a 165 MW wind farm from Apex Clean Energy in Cameron County, Texas. Together with the purchase of the 98 MW Hoopeston wind farm in Illinois earlier this year, …
November 2014 - The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Vote Solar Initiative have released a report ranking the top U.S. commercial solar customers by total installed solar capacity in megawatts (MW). In addition to aggregate solar capacity …
November 2014 - Mt. Abram in Maine completed an 803-panel solar array capable of producing 280,000 kWh of electricity annually. The array is expected to generate enough power over the year to supply 46 average Maine homes and offset 70 percent of the ski …
November 2014 - Cyanotech Corporation, producer of natural microalgae nutritional supplements announced the installation of its new solar array by Neighborhood Power Company (NPC).The 2,280 panels are located on 1.3 acres of Cyanotech's 90-acre …
November 2014 - Kentucky's largest solar array will be built at Fort Campbell by Pennyrile Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (RECC), in collaboration with local utilities, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Spread across 20 …
November 2014 - Amazon's Seattle office buildings will recycle waste heat from a nearby data center in the Westin Building to warm its new campus. This recycling of heat is called a hydronic heat system. The system transfers the heat from the data …
November 2014 - The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will offer a total of 130 MW of renewable energy capacity in 2015 through a variety of power-purchasing programs. The renewable energy capacity being added is consistent with TVA's Integrated …
November 2014 - McKees Solar Park, a 230-kW solar farm, has begun providing Newark, New Jersey's electric users with locally produced green energy. The 900-panel solar array was constructed on a 3.91 acre brownfield site. The solar array is expected to …
October 2014 - With the Burlington Electric Department's (BED) purchase of a 7.4 MW hydroelectric project, Burlington, Vermont's largest city, now has contracts to source 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. BED currently sells …
October 2014 - Danbury Fair Mall in Connecticut, along with Bloom Energy entered an agreement on an installation of 750 kW fuel cell project to provide the 1.3 million-square-foot building with clean energy. Macerich, the mall owner, launched a …
October 2014 - The National Aquarium and Constellation announced a 25-year electricity supply agreement aimed to help the Aquarium offset energy usage and encourage the development of renewable power in Maryland. Under the agreement, Constellation will …
October 2014 - Acer announced an initiative to purchase renewable power equivalent to 100 percent of its carbon emissions at all US-based facilities. The purchase of more than 27 million kWh of green power in the form of renewable energy certificates (RECs …
October 2014 - The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)to purchase 140 MW of wind energy from MG2 Tribal Energy to meet the Administration's 2020 renewable energy goal. The energy will come from the 225 MW …
October 2014 - Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), a member-owned, not-for-profit electric utility, is now offering a green power program. The voluntary program is available to all classes of consumers on all territory served CVEC. The Renewable …
October 2014 - In partnership with Community Energy, Clarkson University will generate 10 percent of its on-site electricity use from solar power. A 2-megawatt solar array is being built on land that the university owns near Damon Field. The array will be …
October 2014 - Houston Food Bank is ready to serve hungry children, seniors, and adults in its community with the installation of a solar array on its 5,300 square foot roof. With the completion of the 280 solar panel installation, the energy savings are …
October 2014 - Yahoo announced its 15-year partnership with wind energy developer OwnEnergy. Under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), Yahoo will purchase about 50 percent of the wind power from the 48-MW Alexander wind farm in western Kansas to offset much …
