{"id":1004562529,"date":"2022-01-05T06:03:11","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T14:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004562529"},"modified":"2025-03-14T12:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:06:01","slug":"is-this-solars-time-to-shine-in-cre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/is-this-solars-time-to-shine-in-cre\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This Solar&#8217;s Time to Shine in CRE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/cpexecutive\/embed\/episodes\/Sustainability-Street-Is-This-Solars-Time-to-Shine-in-CRE-e1cgkrn\/a-a76g6uh\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" ><\/iframe>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004642219\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/solar-panel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004642219\" data-attachment-id=\"1004642219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/is-this-solars-time-to-shine-in-cre\/solar-panel-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/solar-panel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"solar-panel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/solar-panel-sun-electricity-energy-1393880\/&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image by Jukka Niittyma from Pixabay&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/solar-panel.jpg?w=800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1004642219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/solar-panel.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"solar panel\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/solar-panel.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/solar-panel.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2022\/01\/solar-panel.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004642219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Jukka Niittyma from Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Solar energy has made significant strides in residential real estate, but it has been slower to catch on in the commercial realm. California&#8217;s recently adopted energy code and incentives packed into the Build Back Better bill, however, may finally give solar in industrial, office and high-rise multifamily properties the kickstart it needs.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome back to \u201cSustainability Street,\u201d CPE\u2019s podcast on the intersection of commercial estate and the world we live in. In this episode,\u00a0Executive Editor Therese Fitzgerald examines California&#8217;s new energy code and its potential for igniting wholesale change.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a sample of the topics the episode covers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>California&#8217;s 2022 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (1:35)<\/li>\n<li>Residential vs. commercial solar (4:05)<\/li>\n<li>The varied landscape for solar (6:15)<\/li>\n<li>Solar and industrial real estate (9:22)<\/li>\n<li>Solar energy and the existing grid (10:09)<\/li>\n<li>Solar&#8217;s catch-22 panel (12:45)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tune in now for this indepth conversation, and don\u2019t forget to follow CPE\u2019s podcasts on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5uRBoMcuJ6uaoNqCEDbAYR?si=gIGVhzOERAGUx0BZkusrxw\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ro\/podcast\/unearthing-the-benefits-of-geothermal\/id1552202952?i=1000541094885\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California has stepped up its game. 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