Green Building & Sustainable Construction
Sustainable construction and renewable energy topics appear regularly in ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Magazine and are a growing source of work for electrical contractors. Read the latest news and monthly columns on these markets, including green construction, alternative energy and renewable energy systems, electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, energy storage, wind power, solar power, hydropower, geothermal energy and more.
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Maryland Incentivizes Efficiency Upgrades in Commercial Buildings
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Emissions from commercial buildings have become a primary target for greenhouse gas reductions. Maryland is investing in that effort.
Green Building
Developer Chosen for Largest Wind Farm in Maine
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Clearway Energy has been selected to develop an 800-megawatt wind farm in Maine, the largest in the state, according to an August 2026 press release from the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC).
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Chicago Signs $422 million Agreement to Source City Sustainably
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Jobs, Clean Power Riding on the Wind
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![DOE Calling the Shots with Energy]()
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DOE Calling the Shots with Energy
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![Grants to Green the Grid: The future of the electric grid through the lens of philanthropic foundations]()
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![U.S. Energy Storage Market Achieves Record Growth]()
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U.S. Energy Storage Market Achieves Record Growth
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![Mississippi Regulators Approve Incentives for Residential Solar]()
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![First Standardized Solar Asset Ratings Introduced]()
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First Standardized Solar Asset Ratings Introduced
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![Choosing the Right Baseline Year: Why is 2005 the comparison for energy reduction goals?]()
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![Soaking Up the Sun: When neighborhoods go solar]()
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Soaking Up the Sun: When neighborhoods go solar
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![Building Brains: The advance of grid interactivity]()
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Building Brains: The advance of grid interactivity
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![Webinar: Electric Vehicle Charging Essentials]()
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Webinar: Electric Vehicle Charging Essentials
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![Native Champions for Solar: The sun is rising on renewable power installations on Tribal lands]()
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![Legal Battles Cloud Solar Forecasts: Manufacturers struggle with foreign imports and tariffs]()
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![The Supply Mix Changes: The challenges and opportunities of replacing legacy infrastructure]()
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![Transmission Economics: MISO tries to coordinate capacity planning]()
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Transmission Economics: MISO tries to coordinate capacity planning
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![Electric Vehicle Stakeholders Address Cyber Risk]()
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![Taking Aim at Interconnection Backups: Renewable energy may get a boost from new FERC proposal]()
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![An Electric Formation: A market rises for all-electric commercial buildings]()
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![EV Sales Charge Up a Slumping Auto Market]()
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EV Sales Charge Up a Slumping Auto Market
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Freeze-Thaw Batteries Promise Sustainable Energy Storage
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