The Department of Labor’s investment in green jobs, some $190 million in state energy sector partnerships and training, trains workers for skills in clean energy industries like energy efficiency and renewable energy. One of those populations getting a lot of attention (and training) is alternative education programs that help young people get their high school ... Read More
Archive for February, 2010
California Increases Net Metering Cap to 5%
Friday, February 26th, 2010On February 26, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation (AB 510) to allow more Californians to sell renewable electricity back to their utilities at retail prices. The legislation doubles the aggregate participation cap that California’s investor-owned utilities must buy back from net-metered customers. Previously, state law required electric companies to sign net-metering contracts for up to ... Read More
IREC & Vote Solar Webinar: Solar Feed-in Tariff Pricing in the U.S.
Friday, February 26th, 2010IREC and the Vote Solar Initiative are sponsoring an upcoming webinar on March 8, 2010 (10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. PT; 1:00-2:00 pm ET) on solar feed in tariff (FIT) pricing, with practical approaches to establishing wholesale programs at the state level. Vote Solar works at the state, federal and local level to implement programs and policies ... Read More
Delaware PSC Adopts Net Metering Modifications
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010With a publication in the January 2010 register, Delaware finalized changes to its net metering rules in accordance with a 2009 law. These updates mainly reflect changes to provide indefinite rollover of net metering credits, revise language relating to renewable energy credits (RECs) and allow grid-integrated electric vehicles to make use of net-metering-like credits. Notably, ... Read More
State & Stakeholder Newsletter, February 24, 2010
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Volume #9, Issue #4 Editor: Jane Pulaski The IREC State & Stakeholder Newsletter is a foremost resource for current information on 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 you ... Read More
Solar America Cities/New Orleans: solar is alive and well in the Who Dat Nation
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010The City of New Orleans became a Solar America City (SAC) in 2007, just two years after Hurricane Katrina. The overwhelming destruction of the infrastructure offered one of those rare opportunities to rebuild the City sustainably from the ground up using including energy efficiency and solar technologies. Enterprising SAC partners have, despite traditional bureaucratic obstacles, ... Read More
SWCC Begins to Accept Certification Applications
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010The Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC) is now “open for business” and has assembled all the program elements needed to initiate the North American small wind turbine certification application process. SWCC is an independent certification body and certifies that small wind turbines meet or exceed the requirements of the AWEA Small Wind Turbine Performance and ... Read More
New York Removes Peak Load Restriction for Net Metering
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010On January 23, Governor Paterson announced the passage of a bill to improve net metering. “As called for in the State Energy Plan, clean energy initiatives will create local job growth, reduce greenhouse gas pollution, and improve public health, the environment, and the State’s energy independence. I thank the Legislature, the renewables industry, and utilities ... Read More
News from DSIRE: week of February 22, 2010
Monday, February 22nd, 2010ILLINOIS – Solar, Wind Rebates Fully Allocated Illinois’s rebate program for solar and wind turbines, which reopened in November, is again closed due to high demand. Rebates for wind turbines were made available under this program during this past round. The program likely will re-open in FY2011. MAINE – Rules Adopted for Community-Based Renewables The Maine Public ... Read More
