Solar Project Completed at Port of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Northern California-based Cupertino Electric Inc. announced the completion of a 1 megawatt rooftop photovoltaic solar installation at the Port of Los Angeles’ World Cruise Ship Terminal.
Read More Military Building Designed to Meet LEED Silver Standards
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Construction on the combined headquarters for Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command at North Carolina’s Fort Bragg, one of the state’s largest construction projects currently underway, has been completed. The building has been constructed to LEED Silver standards and will be certified as such in 2012.
The 600,000-square-foot, $302 million project will open in summer 2011.
Starting in 2013, all new buildings on military bases must attain standards set by the U.S.
Read More NRG Announces Plan to Buy Yuma Solar Project
YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. — NRG Solar announced plans to acquire First Solar’s Agua Caliente solar project in Yuma County. The 290-megawatt installation is expected to be completed by 2014 and will be operated under a 25-year power purchase agreement with energy provider Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Agua Caliente is expected to be the largest photovoltaic installation in the world once it is completed.
NRG estimates that at peak capacity, Agua Caliente will generate enough electricity to power more than 225,000 households.
Read More Large-Scale School Solar Contract Signed in Calif.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mount Diablo Unified School District and SunPower Corp.
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