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Home Depot gets DC’s biggest rooftop solar installation

By Jeff Clabaugh

WASHINGTON — The Home Depot store at 901 Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast D.C. now claims the title of having the largest single rooftop solar array in the District.

The solar array, a joint project between Constellation, General Electric and Home Depot, includes more than 1,400 photovoltaic panels and is expected to supply more than 9.9 million kilowatt-hours of electricity to Home Depot through the 15-year contract period.

Home Depot said it will generate enough electricity to cover 35 to 40 percent of the store’s annual energy use.

Home Depot will purchase the electricity generated by the system through a power purchase agreement with Constellation.

GE’s Solar Development division designed the project, led the construction and will be responsible for operations and maintenance during the 15-year contract period.

“As the leading home improvement retailer, The Home Depot is proud to host the largest single rooftop solar project in the District,” said Craig D’Arcy, director of energy management for Home Depot.

The project at Home Depot’s Brentwood store is the first of several Constellation-owned, GE-developed rooftop arrays for Home Depot on additional stores in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties by the end of 2018.

Exelon, which acquired Pepco in 2016, owns Constellation.

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a profit and that its actions affected hundreds of thousands of teenagers in Massachusetts who use the social media platforms. “We are making claims based only on the tools that Meta has developed because its own research shows they encourage addiction to the platform in a variety of ways,” said State Solicitor David Kravitz, adding that the state's claim has nothing to do the company's algorithms or failure to moderate content. Meta said Friday that it strongly disagrees with the allegations and is “confident the evidence will show our longstanding commitment to supporting young people.” Its attorney, Mark Mosier, argued in court that the lawsuit “would impose liabilities for performing traditional publishing functions” and that its actions are protected by the First Amendment.
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