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California's clean energy mandates are reshaping commercial property development. Since January 2023, the state's Title 24 Building Standards Code requires new commercial properties to install both solar panels and batteries. This creates both challenges and...
For many commercial and industrial property owners in Massachusetts, solar energy is gaining ground as a new frontier for independence—both financially and from the grid. Through powerful government incentives or lucrative leasing agreements, owners now have plenty of...
In the last 10 years, the term net zero has evolved from buzzword to policy - a policy adopted by every major company and government agency to reduce and offset the amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere. But it’s not enough to simply pledge net zero. Countries,...
Colorado has long been a pioneer of environmental legislation—but HB 21-1286, or the Energy Performance for Buildings statute, was arguably its most ambitious. By setting sector-wide emission reduction goals of 7% by 2026 and 20% by 2030 (from the 2021 baseline) for...
How Maryland Commercial Property Owners can Increase NOI with Community Solar For Marylanders, especially those that own or manage commercial and industrial properties, solar is the next frontier. Through careful investment and government policy, the state’s making...
Increasing Commercial Property Revenue with the New Jersey Community Solar Energy Program (CSEP) If you’re a commercial property owner, there’s never been a better, and more lucrative time, to get into solar. The industry has conquered the split incentive problem to...
The Department of Energy recently released guidance on eligibility for a 10% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) adder for geographies that qualify as Energy Communities. This Energy Community benefit is one of three potential adders that were included in the 2022 Inflation...
The promise of renewable energy sources is that they will improve sustainability—not just for the environment, but for businesses. After all, solar and wind aren’t subject to all the same forces as coal, natural gas, or nuclear fuel sources, and business owners value...
As solar energy is more universally adopted throughout the nation one enormous issue still remains: batteries. How do batteries know when to store energy and when to release it? Inherently, solar power is not available 24 hours a day, but humans consume energy around...
From homeowners to policymakers, the list of people advocating for and making decisions in the solar industry is long. For it all to come together smoothly, someone has to be at the helm, guiding and connecting all of these key players. Kacie Peters at Pivot Energy...
What Is the IRA? The United States Government passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August of 2022 in an effort to boost the economy. Supporting energy-saving investments is one of the major tenets of the IRA, and this has many implications for commercial solar...
Have you noticed that most shopping centers don’t have solar panels? Less than 10% of US shopping centers have solar in any form. For those that do, the panel installation is typically driven by a specific, progressive business that resides in the center, such as...