Proposal would heat, cool Minneapolis food hall, apartments with groundwater
January 29, 2020 A rendering illustrates the proposed Malcolm Yards project on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, where developers are proposing to use groundwater to heat and cool a planned food hall and apartment complex. A developer is pursuing city financing to build an aquifer thermal energy system as an alternative
What’s Changing And Why?
JUL 19, 2019 Energy Deregulation Importance Today, more than 3,100 electric utilities in the United States provide approximately 3 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year to about 109 million residential customers, 14 million commercial customers, and another half million industrial customers. The total annual cost: about $210 billion. These numbers paint a picture of the
Starbucks launches solar energy test that will power 360 Texas stores
Apr 15, 2019 Starbucks continues its commitment to alternative energy sources with the announcement of a partnership with solar power developer Cypress Creek Renewables and U.S. Bank to power 360 Texas-area Starbucks stores in the Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano and Arlington markets with two solar panel farms. Starbucks is also separately investing in six
Chicago shines in a new global study of cities’ resiliency and clean energy plans.
Jan 29, 2020 The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy evaluated 66 major cities on their resiliency efforts. Chicagoans have had to be resilient throughout the Windy City’s history, bouncing back from the 1871 Chicago Fire, race riots, and the blizzards, deadly heat waves and other climate-related events that have forced cities worldwide to adopt
Federal agency predicts renewables will overtake natural gas
RENEWABLES: The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts for the first time that renewables will overtake natural gas as the country’s largest source of electricity by 2050. (Greentech Media) ALSO:• New York holds its first hearing on a proposal to turn Rikers Island into a clean energy production center when the famed prison closes. (New York