Dec 7, 2020 | DC, Energy Efficiency, Policies, Solar, Tips
As a property owner or manager in District of Columbia, the most important new regulatory system you should be aware of for 2021 is the Building Energy Performance Standards or BEPS. BEPS was a major aspect of the 2018 Clean Energy DC Omnibus Act and established one...
Apr 18, 2019 | Policies, Solar
Over the past 10 years, chiropractors have been raking it in from treating whiplash from those watching the Maryland SREC market. In 2009, MD SREC prices rivaled their neighbor DC at $325 per megawatt hour. This value was slashed in half over the next 5 years as the...
Apr 5, 2019 | Policies, Solar
Many critics of the American approach to renewable energy deployment correctly point to its regressive nature. Specifically, the beneficiaries of federal and local subsidies to solar energy systems tend to be wealthy. After all, until recently, you need to own the...
Feb 25, 2019 | Energy Efficiency, Policies, Solar
On January 18, Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “Clean Energy D.C. Omnibus Act of 2018,” a bold climate bill unanimously passed by the D.C.Council on December 18. With 74% of DC’s emissions coming from buildings, property owners across the District will soon be...
May 1, 2018 | Policies, Solar
In one of the largest visible effects of the Trump administration’s decision to charge tariffs on imported solar modules, SunPower just announced the acquisition of SolarWorld. The tariffs were announced on January 22nd of this year, but had been anticipated by...
