Hoping to make it easier for homeowners to get their electricity from the sun, a Vermont consumer group announced plans on September 23, 2010 for a “solar communities” program under which it will partner with solar panel manufacturers and installers to offer discounts on installations. The Vermont Public Interest Research Group program will bundle incentives ... Read More
Archive for September, 2010
State & Stakeholder Newsletter, September 22, 2010
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Volume #9, Issue #19 Editor: Jane Pulaski The IREC State & Stakeholder Newsletter is a foremost resource for current information on green workforce training, credentialing programs, state activities and best practices on renewable energy and energy efficiency. This free newsletter is distributed semi-monthly to email subscribers and published on IREC’s website. If ... Read More
News from DSIRE: week of 9/20/10
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010IDAHO – Solar Rebates Fully Subscribed Idaho’s energy-efficient appliance rebate program has been fully subscribed, and all new applications will be placed on a waiting list. This federally-funded program offered rebates for a variety of Energy Star appliances, including solar water heating systems. MASSACHUSETTS – Commonwealth Solar II Funding Block Exhausted The third block of funding ... Read More
Final Agenda for IREC’s 2010 Annual Meeting: You’re coming, right?
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010The wait is over. The Final Agenda for IREC’s Annual Meeting on Monday, October 11th, JW Marriott LA Live, Los Angeles (Gold Salon 4) is here. From PV data and market growth to state solar and regulatory policies, from DOE and Solar ABCs updates to workforce development and credentialing, IREC has assembled some of the ... Read More
Tips on Seeking a Renewable Energy Degree
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010REW’s Managing Editor, Jennifer Runyon, digs deep in her overview of clean energy training, not only in the U.S., but globally–what’s out there and what to look for. Bottom line: it helps to know what you want to do. Predictions of continued global growth in the clean energy economy, coupled with federal dollars and a ... Read More
Texas electricians get solar training under NABCEP’s Alternative Experience Pathway
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010ImagineSolar in Austin, Texas, is the first in the U.S. to offer a training program to qualify electricians for the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) new Alternative Experience Pathway program. Can’t say I’m surprised. It was just January 2010 when ImagineSolar, the Austin Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (AEJATC), and the Austin ... Read More
SolarTech, TUCC release revised guidelines for permitting residential PV systems
Monday, September 20th, 2010Historically, the permitting process for installing PV systems has been inconsistent across jurisdictions. Often, incomplete plans are submitted, which delays the issue of the permit. Additionally, inconsistent fees for permitting across jurisdictions are costly and confusing. SolarTech, working with the Tri-Chapter Uniform Code Committee (TUCC), has addressed the permitting process, and recently released a revised ... Read More
Pennsylvania PUC issues solar policy mandate
Friday, September 17th, 2010The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today finalized a policy statement designed to provide a foundation from which the state can achieve its solar renewable energy mandates at the least cost to Pennsylvania consumers. The Commission voted 5-0 to provide longer term revenue stability needed to support both small-scale and large-scale solar development and to ... Read More
IREC’s 9/21/10 webinar on community solar: if you missed it, catch the replay
Friday, September 10th, 2010IREC’s webinar on Tuesday, September 21, at 2pm EDT (1pm CDT, noon MDT, 11am PDT, 10am Alaska, 8am Hawaii) on Community Solar, is now available for viewing. Many utility ratepayers, such as renters or customers with shaded roofs, are unable to participate in solar energy programs because they are unable to host an on-site solar ... Read More
