Renewable News

News from DSIRE: week of 3/15/13

March 15, 2013

    CALIFORNIA – CSI Thermal Program Expanded The California Solar Initiative’s Solar Thermal Program provides rebates for residential and commercial solar water-heating systems. The California Public Utilities Commission expanded the scope of the program in February to include a

ACORE Renewable Energy Forum 2/5-2/6 in DC

January 31, 2013

ACORE’s National Renewable Energy Policy Forum strategically occurring after the election at the start of the 113th Congress, will chart the path forward for pro-growth, constructive and bipartisan renewable energy policy. Join renewable energy leaders from Capitol Hill and across the

Breakthrough For Hawaiian Solar Power Announced By Clean Energy Groups

January 29, 2013

IREC Press Release January 29, 2013 Contact:  Isaac Moriwake, Earthjustice:  808-599-2436 x6613 Tim Lindl, IREC: 510.314.8385 Barriers should come down for homeowners, businesses wanting to add rooftop solar Honolulu, HI — Today, national organizations Earthjustice and the Interstate Renewable Energy

News from DSIRE: 1/7/13

January 07, 2013

    COLORADO – Black Hills Energy Suspends PV Rebates Black Hills Energy temporarily closed its PV rebate program on January 1 while the Colorado Public Utilities Commission considers changes that Black Hills Energy has proposed to the program. COLORADO

The IREC ISPQ Credentials: a deep dive on process and value offered at CEWEC

November 26, 2012

Credential team reviews tip on how to apply and addressing challenging requirements It was a two-fer for the IREC ISPQ Credential at the 5th national clean energy workforce education conference in Albany earlier this month:  how to complete a successful

News from DSIRE: week of 11/26/12

November 26, 2012

    CALIFORNIA – Marin FIT Muscles up Marin Clean Energy, a community choice aggregator, launched a feed-in tariff in 2011. The program’s budget, originally set to support 2 MW of projects, has been expanded to support 10 MW of

Unique Technical Workshops Precede National Workforce Education Conference

November 09, 2012

Some of the nation’s most innovative clean energy educators will offer in-depth technical workshops as part of the fifth national Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference, November 13-15, 2012 in Albany, NY. Each designed for a specific audience in the renewable

The Solar Foundation’s 2012 National Solar Jobs Census: Full Report To Be Released at Clean Energy Workforce Conference in Albany

November 06, 2012

On November 14th, The Solar Foundation (TSF), in partnership with BW Research and Cornell University, will officially release the 2012 National Solar Jobs Census at the 5th national Clean Energy Workforce Education Conference (CEWEC) in Albany. From the first CEWEC conference

News from DSIRE: 10/26/12

October 26, 2012

  CALIFORNIA – Palo Alto Renovates Solar-Thermal Incentives City of Palo Alto Utilities has offered rebates for solar water heating since 2008. The utility recently overhauled its program by mirroring the recent changes made by the state’s investor-owned utilities to

Solar ABCs Expedited Permitting for Small PV Systems Webinar 9/25

September 22, 2012

Attend a free webinar that will present the second revision of the widely used Solar ABCs report,  Expedited Permit Process for PV Systems – A Standardized Process for the Review of Small-Scale PV Systems. This report by Bill Brooks of Brooks