Emory University Archives

May 20, 2020

SGR Client Cherry Street Energy to Provide 5.5 MW of Solar Energy to Emory University

SGR’s Sustainability Practice Group is proud to have provided the legal support to our client, Cherry Street Energy, in reaching a groundbreaking agreement with Emory University to install and operate 5.5 MW of solar energy across Emory’s Atlanta campus. Per Emory’s press release, found here, the Solar Energy Procurement Agreement (SEPA) establishing Cherry Street’s project will result in “one of the largest deployments of on-site solar power at a higher education institution in the Southeast.” SGR has represented Cherry Street Energy since it was founded to take advantage of the market created by the Solar Power Free Market Financing Act of… Read more

Aug 16, 2017

Emory University Given MVP Award in Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge

City Illustration: Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge

SGR would like to commend our good client, Emory University as they were honored by Mayor Kasim Reed and the City of Atlanta in the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge. The Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge invited both commercial businesses and nonprofits to commit to a 20% reduction in energy and water use by the year 2020. Emory was recognized for its commitment to energy and water conservation through the 2016-2017 year achieving reductions of up to 71% in energy usage and 92% in water usage in 35 buildings on its campuses. Emory was the only college/university in the metro Atlanta region… Read more

Mar 13, 2014

Emory University Working to Eliminate Styrofoam Products from Campus

SGR client Emory University continues taking major steps toward its goal of eliminating waste. It announced yesterday that it will eliminate the use of Styrofoam on its campus.