Thursday, November 6, 2008 Volume #7, Issue #22 Editor: Jane Pulaski The IREC State & Stakeholder Newsletter tracks a range of market-oriented news, services and outreach tools valuable to the renewable energy community. This free newsletter is distributed semi-monthly to email subscribers and published on IREC’s website. If you have comments or if you would ... Read More
Archive for October, 2008
NREL Hosts Small Wind Testing Workshop
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008In September, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) hosted a Small Wind Testing Workshop. Over 50 people attended the workshop including representatives of existing and proposed test centers. The workshop included detailed briefing from NREL National Wind Technology Center’s personnel on testing to IEC Standards and to the proposed AWEA Small Wind Performance and Safety ... Read More
Small Wind and the National Electrical Code
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Robert Preus of Abundant Renewable Energy and Rob Wills of WindMonitoring.com have been appointed to the National Electrical Code, Code Making Panel #4. This panel votes on changes to Articles 690, 692, and 705. “The small-wind industry is seeing a dramatic growth in sales due to high energy prices and increasing environmental awareness.” Said Rob ... Read More
WISCONSIN: Program to Help Customers Obtain Site Assessments
Friday, October 24th, 2008Focus on Energy, Wisconsin’s energy efficiency and renewable energy initiative, recently won an award for their Renewable Energy Site Assessment Service, created in partnership with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA). The Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) awarded them their 2008 Innovation Award in October for demonstrating a measurable positive impact that is replicable ... Read More
NORTH CAROLINA: Waterfront Community Installs Turbine
Friday, October 24th, 2008Cedar Shores, an upscale waterfront development on North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound installed a Mariah Power Windspire. The Cedar Shores residential development is being promoted as a “sustainable approach to waterfront living”. This new community, currently being developed by Blue Sun Development, is located one hour from the beaches of the Outer Banks and two and ... Read More
State & Stakeholder Newsletter, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Volume #7, Issue #21 Editor: Jane Pulaski The IREC State & Stakeholder Newsletter tracks a range of market-oriented news, services and outreach tools valuable to the renewable energy community. This free newsletter is distributed semi-monthly to email subscribers and published on IREC’s website. If you have comments or if you would ... Read More
IREC’s 2008 Updates and Trends Report
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008IREC’s Annual Updates & Trends publication provides updates on and trend analysis of significant renewable-energy policy developments in the United States. The IREC Project Team and the DSIRE Staff prepares the report. Rusty Haynes, Justin Barnes, Brian Lips and Laurel Varnado from the DSIRE Staff write about major state policy developments that occurred between September ... Read More
New Reports Released on Interconnection/Net Metering, Local Permitting and Small Wind Zoning
Monday, October 20th, 2008Three reports have been released recently: Taking the Red Tape Out of Green Power by Kyle Rabin How and Why to Permit for Small Wind Systems, by Ron Stimmel, AWEA Net Metering/Interconnection: Freeing the Grid: 2008 Edition Taking the Red Tape Out of Green Power IREC reviewed the Network for New Energy Choices (NNEC)’s Taking ... Read More
Reports from DOE’s Solar America Cities: Elements of a Sustainable Solar City
Monday, October 20th, 2008A number of reports and guides are being developed for the Solar America Cities. One of these reports, Elements of a Sustainable Solar City by DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Program, offers all cities a guide to create a comprehensive, city-wide solar plan for their communities. This guide will go through revisions and improvements over the ... Read More
