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Energy Efficiency  -  March 16, 2017

Trump budget cuts Energy Star, 3,200 jobs from EPA

Following a series of leaked excerpts from President Donald Trump's 2018 federal budget proposal, the White House on March 16 released the document, which made official the president's call for significant cuts to the DOE and EPA.
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Distributed Energy Resources  -  March 16, 2017

IKEA installs 5th biogas fuel cell in California

IKEA is on track to generate 1.5 MW in total of energy via fuel cells, supplementing onsite solar arrays atop five California stores.
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Energy Efficiency  -  March 15, 2017

Google gains approval for new energy efficient HQ

Google has received unanimous approval for a new energy efficient headquarters from the Mountain View, Calif., City Council.
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Commercial  -  March 14, 2017

Macerich property meets new green-building standard

Shopping-center developer Macerich said one of its properties, The Oaks in Thousand Oaks, Calif., became the first U.S. building to meet BRE America’s new green-building standard as a BREEAM In-Use certified building.
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Industrial  -  March 13, 2017

Nestlé outlines energy, sustainability goals

Nestle laid out 42 planned commitments in its Creating Shared Value agenda to align with the U.N.'s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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Regulation  -  March 11, 2017

Weekend reads: Power market upheaval; dismantling the Clean Power Plan; Tesla helps Hawaii & more

Kick back with these must-read energy stories from around the web.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  March 10, 2017

Japanese Apple supplier commits to 100% renewables

Apple has taken another step toward powering its supply chain with 100% clean energy.
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Sourcing Renewables  -  March 10, 2017

Moody's: Primary driver of renewable energy demand has shifted to corporates, other new entrants

Corporate power purchase agreements and community choice aggregators are now primary drivers of demand for renewable energy in the U.S., replacing state mandates for greener power portfolios, according to a new report from Moody's Investors Service.
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Power Prices  -  March 9, 2017 - By Greg Turk

How market dynamics impact PPA, VPPA contracts

While there are many advantages to commercial and industrial customers "going green" with long-term renewable energy purchase agreements, it is critical that buyers consider the associated exposure to wholesale market risk before signing on the dotted line.
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Solar  -  March 9, 2017

SEIA: Corporates behind 10% of new solar in 2016

Solar had its biggest year ever in 2016, with large corporate customers accounting for a record amount of total U.S. capacity additions, according to new data from the industry released March 7.
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