The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) hosts webinars of interest to people in the small wind community. Audio recordings and print transcripts are available on the NREL website at http://www.nrel.gov/wind/smallwind/workshops_webinars.html. The September 1st webinar was titled Tools and Techniques for Assessing Energy Yield Potential for Small Wind Turbines. Shawn Shaw, of The Cadmus Group, discussed ... Read More
Archive for September, 2011
3, 2, 1… IREC’s 2011 Annual Meeting in DTX
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011Monday October 17, 2011, in Dallas, Texas, Solar Power International Hyatt Regency, Reunion Blvd. Rooms Reunion AB IREC’s Annual Meetings always zero in on pivotal issues that affect IREC members, state and industry audiences. The day-long gathering of friends, colleagues and well-known influencers will discuss compelling trends and share best practices in the renewable energy ... Read More
Solar Powering Your Community: Getting Started with Solar in Your Community workshop, 10/21 in DTX
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011Come to the Solar America Communities Workshop: Getting Started with Solar in Your Community in Dallas, Texas from 8 am-1 pm on October 21. This free half-day workshop, in conjunction with Solar Power International, will focus on important concepts related to residential and small scale commercial solar installations, including how to create a local-level solar program and install solar ... Read More
News from DSIRE: week of 9/19/11
Monday, September 19th, 2011Arizona – TEP Suspends Solar Rebate Program Following in the footsteps of its fellow Arizona utilities, TEP recently announced the suspension of its up-front solar incentives for the remainder of 2011. The announcement comes after a surge in applications arrived over the summer. TEP is now working with the Arizona Corporation Commission to develop ... Read More
National Solar Jobs Census 2011 Finds Solar Companies Hiring Faster Than Rest of Economy
Monday, September 19th, 2011Source: The Solar Foundation Press release, September 19, 2011 The Solar Foundation today announced that 100,237 Americans are now working in the U.S. solar industry, according to preliminary data from the “National Solar Jobs Census 2011: A Review of the U.S. Solar Workforce.” Solar businesses added 6,735 new workers in all 50 states since August ... Read More
Fort Morgan, CO adds net metering to their list of attractions
Friday, September 16th, 2011Let’s all welcome Fort Morgan, Colorado, as the newest net metering muni on the block. A state law enacted in 2008 requires municipal utilities, such as Fort Morgan’s, to start allowing its customers to engage in net metering. But “there really hadn’t been those needs in Fort Morgan” before, Municipal Engineer Brad Curtis told The ... Read More
Hawaii PUC explores on-bill financing for solar
Friday, September 16th, 2011Hawaii regulators are starting a process that may lead to the creation of a system where residents could finance expensive up-front costs of solar power installations through their electric bills. The Public Utilities Commission opened a docket for the program, called on-bill financing, this week. Blue Planet Foundation Executive Director Jeff Mikulina says on-bill financing ... Read More
Rhode Island passes net metering and interconnection laws
Friday, September 16th, 2011Rhode Island has been abuzz with legislative activity this summer. In late June, Rhode Island enacted net metering bill S.B. 457, which became effective in July. Previously system-size caps were 1.65 megawatts (MW) for privately-owned systems and 3.5 MW for those owned by government agencies. With the passage of S.B. 457, Rhode Island now allows ... Read More
NY asks LIPA to remove an external disconnect switch requirement for small systems
Friday, September 16th, 2011On August 17, 2011 New York enacted legislation (A.B. 5525) directing the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to comply with a provision of the New York Standard Interconnection Requirements (SIR), which exempt inverter-based facilities of 25 kW or less from having a utility external disconnect switch (UEDS).
Michigan PSC approves expanded renewable program
Friday, September 16th, 2011On July 26, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved an expanded Experimental Advanced Renewable Program (EARP) proposed by Consumers Energy Company. The MPSC on May 10 conditionally approved Consumers Energy Company’s amended renewable energy plan (REP) that expanded its EARP. The Commission directed the utility to submit a detailed plan for implementation of an ... Read More
