The retrofitting strategy behind Sonoma Clean Power's all-electric headquarters

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The all-electric Sonoma Clean Power headquarters in Santa Rosa, California, also leverages decarbonization through grid interaction / Credit: SCP
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The all-electric Sonoma Clean Power headquarters in Santa Rosa, California, also leverages decarbonization through grid interaction / Credit: SCP

Passive design elements and electrification of building systems combined with grid interaction to transform a California electricity provider’s headquarters

Sonoma Clean Power, a community-owned electricity provider for California's Sonoma and Mendocino counties, is the owner of a unique carbon neutral, 15,330-square-foot headquarters in Santa Rosa, California....

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