Senator Jim Ferlo and Pittsburgh Mayor, Luke Ravenstahl, welcomed more than 60 people-building inspectors, planners, engineers, re-development officials-to the first solar training workshop held at the IBEW on the Southside to learn how solar energy can work in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, selected in the first round of Solar America Cities (2007), has set a solar goal ... Read More
Archive for January, 2009
February 26, 2009 Telephone Seminar: Recession and the Solar Market
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009The IREC Telephone Seminar on Thursday, February 26 at 2pm EDT (1pm CDT, noon MDT, 11am PDT, 10am Alaska, 8am Hawaii) featured Mark Crowdis and Travis Bradford who explored the future of solar markets during the current economic downturn. These industry experts offered insight into the effect of the credit crunch on financing opportunities for ... Read More
State & Stakeholder Newsletter, January 28, 2009
Monday, January 26th, 2009Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Volume #8, Issue #2 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
Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust’s Commonwealth Solar Program Celebrates a Very Busy First Year
Monday, January 26th, 2009Blow out the candles: it’s the one-year birthday of the Commonwealth’s Solar Rebate Program. According to Sam Nutter, Senior Project Manager for the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, it was a very busy year. The Commonwealth Solar Rebate Program made 421 rebate awards, 186 of which were installed in 2008, representing 4.6 MW worth of solar ... Read More
Solar PV Installers & Wind Turbine Technicians Added to the 2010 SOC
Monday, January 26th, 2009On January 21, 2009, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a Federal Register notice detailing the final decisions for the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). Solar Photovoltaic Installers and Wind Turbine Service Technicians are now stand-alone occupations. “The Standard Occupational Classification Policy Committee (SOCPC) carefully analyzed over 80 unique suggestions regarding “green” occupations ... Read More
DOE Announces Three Solar America Showcase Awards
Sunday, January 25th, 2009The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently made three new technical assistance awards under the Solar America Showcases project, which is run by the Solar Energy Technologies Program. These awards provide technical assistance from solar energy experts to high-visibility, large-scale solar installations. The three new Solar America Showcases winners are: The Hartman Company: This project ... Read More
Focus on Energy Wins National Award for Renewable Energy Program
Sunday, January 25th, 2009Focus on Energy has been recognized as a national leader in the promotion and practice of renewable energy by the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA). On Jan. 13, 2009, the CESA presented Focus on Energy, and four other states, with the “2009 State Leadership in Clean Energy Award” during a press conference in Washington, D.C. ... Read More
BLM to Open Renewable Energy Offices
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009The Bureau of Land Management will establish offices in Arizona, California, Nevada and Wyoming to coordinate renewable energy projects on public land. According to the BLM, the offices would coordinate the application process for wind, solar, biomass and geothermal projects. It would also coordinate applications for the new power lines needed to move the electricity ... Read More
Illinois ICC Issues Proposed Interconnection Rules for Large Generators
Thursday, January 15th, 2009ILLINOIS – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) continues to work toward developing interconnection standards for large renewable generators. Staff On January 9, 2009 the ICC Energy Division issued a Staff Report and Proposed Rules in which they recommended that Commission issue stand-alone rules covering only interconnections of distributed generation exceeding 10 MVA. The Staff report ... Read More
Utah PSC Issues Proposed Net Metering Rules
Thursday, January 15th, 2009UTAH – On December 18, 2008 the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Utah issued a Notice of Proposed Modifications to Utah’s net metering regulations. The proposed modifications include 1) increasing the aggregate net metering cap to 20% of Rocky Mountain Power’s 2007 peak demand; 2) allowing residential and small commercial customers to receive full retail ... Read More
