As spring approaches, it makes sense that people start thinking more about solar. Well, on Thursday, there were at least three big announcements about big solar projects getting funding. And no, I don’t think it has anything to do with the change of seasons. The city of San Antonio announced three new solar projects totaling [...]

A new report from the nonprofit Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) says that US utilities spent $4.4 billion (up 38% from 2008) for electric energy efficiency programs and $930 million for natural gas programs (up 79% from 2008). Electric energy efficiency spending grew the fastest in the Southeast and South Central states, with a 76% [...]

The huge department store chain, Kohl’s, announced last week that they are opening nine new stores this spring and EIGHT of the nine are built just like their LEED Silver prototype. They are planning to open 30 total new stores in 2010. They have almost 1100 stores nationwide. And even better, they are also remodeling [...]

In this Sustainable Industries article, they talk about another new research report which quantifies the impact on the bottom line of greener buildings. This study from 2009 was a joint project between CBRE and the University of San Diego which focused on 154 buildings in ten widely dispersed geographic markets. All the buildings had earned [...]

At Green Squared, we hear that question a lot. In short, PACE financing allows local municipalities to create their own financing districts which would provide financing for the installation of renewable-energy systems and energy-efficiency improvements to buildings and homes. The loans are repaid through an increased property tax assessment over a period of years, up [...]