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

Green Building Law Update

Boulder County, Colorado has responded with a regulatory requirement that each Medical Marijuana Optional Premises Cultivation or a Retail Marijuana Cultivation Facility must “directly offset 100% of the electricity consumption through a verified subscription in a Community Solar Garden, renewable energy generated on site, or equivalent.

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Writing the book on smarter warehouse design and construction

The Korte Company

The world’s largest e-retailer is a frequent repeat customer, too. million square-foot facility includes climate controlled sections ranging from 55 degrees to -10 degrees Fahrenheit and features a state-of-the-art carbon dioxide refrigeration system — a green alternative to legacy hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigeration. Postal Service.

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FEATURE STORY: The Story Of Storage

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

Data centers are crucial to operations across countless sectors, from retail to information technology, government to biotech, logistics to engineering. Greene And The Greening Of Data Centers. ” Greene continues, “2012 also witnessed the birth of the software defined data center.

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California, Illinois, Texas Lead The Charge Toward A Modernized Electric Grid

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Rounding out the top 10 are Washington, DC; Oregon; Arizona; Pennsylvania; and Georgia. California has a nearly seven-point lead over second-place Illinois, while Texas (which was neck and neck with California for the top score in the previous GMI) ranks third. Hawaii increased its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 100 percent by 2045.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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The sites include the Greene and Sumter Renewal Community, made up of both counties, the Mobile Renewal Community, which includes Prichard and a section of east Mobile, and the Southern Alabama Renewal Community, which includes Wilcox County and parts of Butler, Conecuh, Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Monroe and Perry Counties.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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The wind turbines operating at Buffalo’s green energy complex on Lake Erie generate enough electricity to power roughly 15,000 homes; the turbines are under contract to a local utility, Constellation Energy Resources. 3 Texas all exceeded 75 on the Index, followed by Maryland, Delaware, DC, Oregon, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia.

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State by State Incentives Guide

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The sites include the Greene and Sumter Renewal Community, made up of both counties, the Mobile Renewal Community, which includes Prichard and a section of east Mobile, and the Southern Alabama Renewal Community, which includes Wilcox County and parts of Butler, Conecuh, Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Marengo, Monroe and Perry Counties.

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