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DC New Community Solar Program for Condos, HOAs, and Co-ops Serving on the Board of a Condo, HOA or Co-op is an extremely important responsibility that can often feel thankless or under-appreciated. Too often the Andrew Zimdahl/August 10, 2022 DC DC BEPS Case Study: Solar PPA and HVAC Upgrade For many condos and co-ops, complying with DC’s new Building Energy and Performance Standards (BEPS) may feel like a hardship. We are very excited to Andrew Zimdahl/January 25, 2022 DC DC’s New 2022 Benchmarking Requirements The District of Columbia’s benchmarking program has continued to expand the scope of its mandatory reporting requirements. In 2022, it will lower the Andrew Zimdahl/January 25, 2022 MD Bump that SACP: Why Maryland’s Commercial Solar Market is Heading Up As readers of the blog know, there are several key factors that explain the price of SRECs (Solar Renewable Energy Credits). One of these factors is the Andrew Zimdahl/September 20, 2021 DC Is Your Building Subject to a Building Energy Performance Standard? This week owners and property managers of properties exceeding 50k square feet in the District of Columbia received a letter from the Department of Energy Andrew Zimdahl/July 30, 2021 Latest Where are DC SREC prices headed in 2021? Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) remain the foremost driving force behind the deployment of solar PV in Washington, DC. What’s more, they are also Andrew Zimdahl/June 9, 2021 DC Fines for DC BEPS Noncompliance DC BEPS fines for non-compliance are no joke. Find out what they are and how to avoid them. Learn about several potential exemptions and allowed delays. Andrew Zimdahl/June 9, 2021 DC Solar PV Integration with Green Roofs Important things to consider when assessing Solar PV Integration with Green Roofs Andrew Zimdahl/April 28, 2021 DC Should I wait for a better deal on solar panels? We get this question quite a bit so thought we’d address it in our blog. Here’s how the argument goes: given that the price of solar panels continues to Andrew Zimdahl/April 19, 2021 DC Requirements for New Commercial Solar Constructions in DC Explained https://honeydewadvisors.com/solar-requirements-for-new-commercial-constructions-in-dc-explained/ Andrew Zimdahl/February 15, 2021 DC DC’s Multifamily Benchmarking and Efficiency Requirements Imagine it’s May 1st. We’ve hopefully gotten through the worst of this pandemic, but you are still playing catchup after coordinating a new disinfection Julian Belilty/December 14, 2020 DC Explaining the DC BEPS (Building Energy Performance Standards) Learn about DC's latest efficiency requirements: Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS). Andrew Zimdahl/December 7, 2020

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