Green Building
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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Is Smart Grid Tech Preventing Outages?
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Michigan utility Consumers Energy claims that the smart grid technology it incorporated into its electric grid ...

Solar and Wind Surpass Coal Generation in United States
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For the first time, wind and solar energy supplied more power than coal in the United States last year, according to an analysis from the Rhodium Group, a think tank focused on economic and policy challenges
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Southern Utilities Team Up on EV Charging Network
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Report Shows Increases for U.S. Energy Storage
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Building Energy Upgrades Increase
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New Commitments: HVDC transmission offers options for renewable demands
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Are We There Yet? The status of smart meter use
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Greatest Demand for EV Charging Infrastructure Expected to Be at Home
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Solar Plus Agriculture Protects Farmland, Improves Panel Efficiency
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Auto Industry Gets Behind Growth of EVs
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Cargo Handling Equipment Sees Electrification Growth
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New York Announces Major Clean Energy Transmission Upgrade
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New Partnership Reduces Barriers to Microgrid Deployment in California
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Des Moines Commits to Carbon-Free Energy by 2035
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Solar Plus Storage Helps Build Virtual Power Plant on Hawaiian Islands
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New Jersey’s First Offshore Wind Farm to Use Powerful New Turbine
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Batteries Charging up Energy Storage Markets
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Electric Vehicles Fueling Up for Rapid Growth
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