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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

In the final days of 2015, Nevada became the front line in the looming nationwide fight over energy policy when the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada altered rates for net metering impacting homeowners with rooftop photovoltaic panels. And Nevada is not alone, Hawaii cut its net metering rate by half in October.

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Blockchain has come to Real Estate

Green Building Law Update

Delaware, Nevada and Illinois also have blockchain authorizing laws; as do Dubai and Israel. It may well be commercial leasing will elevate blockchain in the marketplace ahead of deeds because leasing transactions do not require involvement of a government registrar.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

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If GSA, as the “landlord of the federal government,” were to require or use something else, it would add cost to the building and leasing process across the building industry. 2 B Green Profitably. Alabama Green Building Solutions & SLS Construction. Cascadia Green Building Council. Cerama-Tech of Southern Nevada.

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FEATURE STORY: The Story Of Storage

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Large-scale data centers are known to use the amount of electricity equivalent to small towns and, despite many greening initiatives, some centers release a significant amount of air pollution in the form of diesel exhaust. Greene And The Greening Of Data Centers. Let’s recap a few of his most notable prognostications.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. Small Producer Credit (AS 43.55.024(c)): Credit of up to $12 million per year for taxpayers incurring eligible oil and gas lease expenditures in North Slope operations.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. The program offers the following incentives: Transaction Privilege Tax Exemption (TPT Exemption) on purchased qualifying equipment and leased or rented qualifying equipment.

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COVID-19 Liability for Building Owners

Green Building Law Update

And while reviewing insurance policies, it is also likely prudent to review liability provisions in tenant leases. Green Building Council that rolled out a series of pilot credits, including the well regarded Safety First: Managing Indoor Air Quality During COVID-19 credit.

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