The IREC Telephone Seminar on Monday, May 4 at 2pm EDT (1pm CDT, noon MDT, 11am PDT, 10am Alaska, 8am Hawaii) was a question and answer format on the Federal Solar Tax Incentives. This seminar was co-hosted by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA). The seminar addressed the ... Read More
Archive for March, 2009
May 4, 2009 Telephone Seminar: Federal Solar Tax Incentive Question and Answer
Saturday, March 28th, 2009Energy Efficiency Occupations Study Provides Hope for California’s Bay Area
Thursday, March 26th, 2009California’s Community College’s Workforce Development Centers of Excellence (COE) have released a recent study on energy efficiency occupations. The study, Energy Efficiency Occupations: Bay Region, details a rising need around eight energy efficiency occupations that could create thousands of well-paying jobs over the next three years, according to the report. John Carrese, Director of the ... Read More
Michigan Issues Final NM/IC Order; IREC Provides Beneficial Comments
Thursday, March 26th, 2009A recent ruling by Michigan’s Public Service Commission on net metering and interconnection credited IREC for a one word change that will make a big difference. Quoting the Commission’s March 18 order: “IREC comments that the proposed definition of ‘customer-generator’ in R 460.601a(o), appears to inadvertently restrict third-party ownership of net metered facilities. IREC observes ... Read More
State & Stakeholder Newsletter, Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Volume #8, Issue #6 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
Solar America City/San Jose: Do you know the way…
Monday, March 23rd, 2009OK. Just because I grew up knowing about San Jose thanks to a Dionne Warwick song in the 1970′s doesn’t mean that I’m oblivious about San Jose today. I know San Jose is the epicenter of the Silicon Valley. Home to entrepreneurs and technogurus, innovators, VC’s and angels, the largest city in Northern California wears ... Read More
IREC Offers Solar Hot Water Systems Training for Local Code Officials
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009With a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), IREC was able to respond to mounting requests for local code official training on SDHW systems. Code and building officials are key players in inspecting and approving solar thermal systems. Currently, many are not familiar with solar thermal energy technologies, and their lack of understanding ... Read More
Utah PSC Improves Rocky Mountain Power’s Net Metering Tariff
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009UTAH – On February 12, the Utah Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order under Docket No. 08-035-78, that significantly improves Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP) net metering tariff. Notably, in this order the PSC increased the net metering program cap from 0.1% to 20% of RMP’s peak demand for 2007. The decision also allows for ... Read More
Massachusetts DPU Issues Proposed Net Metering Rules, Defining Neighborhood Net Metering
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009MASSACHUSETTS – On March 6 the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) issued an order to initiate a rulemaking proceeding for net metering, in compliance with the Green Communities Act of 2008 (SB 2768). In accordance with the new law, the DPU has issued proposed rules for net metering and revised rules for Qualifying Facilities/On ... Read More
California IOU’s File Virtual Net Metering Tariffs
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009CALIFORNIA – On February 13, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE) filed virtual net metering tariffs (and related program applications and interconnection agreements) with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). These filings are in compliance with an October 2008 decision which established the Multifamily Affordable ... Read More
NY PSC Approves Net Metering Tariffs, Adopts Changes to SIR
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009NEW YORK– On February 12, 2009 the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an order revising and approving changes to net metering tariffs for the six investor-owned utilities in New York. The tariff approval process will continue for utilities that did not file revised wind system tariffs. The PSC must receive proposed revisions by ... Read More
