On February 14 the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities held a net metering and interconnection technical conference. The agenda for this conference specified the purpose of the technical conference was to engage in a discussion that identifies an assurance of net metering eligibility and other net metering and interconnection issues. This discussion comes as a ... Read More
Archive for February, 2011
Massachusetts utilities asked for net metering info at a technical hearing
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011IREC ISPQ New Application for Course Additions to Accredited Training Programs Available
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011Training Programs recognized under the IREC ISPQ program can now more easily add courses their current accreditation using the Application for Course Additions to Training Programs. This and all IREC ISPQ Applications can be accessed on the Key Docs section of the IREC ISPQ website. “We are pleased to offer this resource to our IREC ... Read More
News from DSIRE: week of 2/21/11
Monday, February 21st, 2011ARKANSAS – Deadline Looms for PV, Wind Rebates Most of the funds for the Arkansas Renewable Technology Rebate Fund have been reserved; PV and wind projects now must be installed by March 31, 2011, in order to qualify for a rebate. However, rebates for solar water heating systems will still be available through March 2012 ... Read More
2011 Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference
Thursday, February 17th, 2011It’s a wrap! The 4th national conference was by all accounts a huge success. Learn more
National guidelines for the residential energy efficiency workforce
Sunday, February 13th, 2011by Benjamin Goldstein, DOE The recent proliferation of energy efficiency workforce training programs has exposed the need for an objective 3rd party assessment, so that workers may distinguish between different quality programs and providers as they seek to invest in their career development. Accreditation enables this kind of independent assessment, and the IREC accreditation based ... Read More
The Value of Credentials: quality training builds excellence in the clean energy workforce
Thursday, February 10th, 2011by Pat Fox, IREC’s Director of Operations Everyone is buzzing about developing the workforce for green jobs and the clean energy economy, and the growth in training programs has been spectacular. But how does a student know which training program will teach her what she needs to know? How does an employer or a consumer ... Read More
Idaho PUC limits the size of wind and solar projects
Thursday, February 10th, 2011The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has adjusted the size cap for wind and solar projects in the state. Projects can be no larger than 100 kW if developers want to be paid a rate published by the PUC. Previously, projects up to 10 MW in size could qualify for the published rate. The 10 ... Read More
Indiana Reschedules Public Hearing for Net Metering
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011The Indiana IURC has announced that the Public Hearing for the net metering, previously scheduled for February 28, 2011, has been changed to March 11. At that time, participants will be able to make oral comments suggesting changes to the rule. In addition, there will be a two-week written comment period that will begin at ... Read More
Con Edison Customers Double Their Use of Solar Power
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011Solar power more than doubled in New York City and Westchester County last year as Con Edison customers installed 4.5 megawatts of photovoltaic generation. Con Edison, which is working with the City University of New York (CUNY) on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar America City program, now has 8.5 megawatts of photovoltaic-generated electricity on ... Read More
