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Indoor Marijuana Growing Accounts for Over 1% of all Electric Consumption in the U.S.

Green Building Law Update

In 2015, when vaping is out and Marley Natural Weed is in, the largely unrecognized and surging use of electricity associated with marijuana must be considered. Indoor marijuana growing operations accounted for over 1% of all electric consumption in the U.S.,

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Green Electrical.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Green Guidelines and Certification for your Home. Green Electrical Contracting. Name: Kelly Hart. An Alternative Home Tour.

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Online Learning Opportunities

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I have had to cancel the workshop on earthbag building that I was going to teach in Colorado this summer because there are just too many uncertainties regarding the state of the world at that time. www.solarenergy.org lists over a dozen online courses related to solar electric and thermal energy installation. www.bioveda.co

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Utility Incentives Tied to LEED are Growing Geometrically

Green Building Law Update

Last week Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company announced rebates from $2,000 to $10,000 tied to achieving certain LEED credits. Electric utility based incentives that support energy efficiency, including LEED certification, are increasing in number across the U.S.

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Utility Incentives Tied to LEED are Growing Geometrically

Green Building Law Update

Last week Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company announced rebates from $2,000 to $10,000 tied to achieving certain LEED credits. Electric utility based incentives that support energy efficiency, including LEED certification, are increasing in number across the U.S.

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Opportunities Shine in Community Solar

Green Building Law Update

Motivations vary from concerns over global warming to increasing energy independence, and hedging against rising fuel costs to because it is chick to be green. Today there are only a handful of community projects actually producing power in Arizona, Colorado, California and Maryland.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Community.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. The Beyond Green High-Performance Building Awards. New Expert Panelist on Green Education. Community Owned Solar Electricity.

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