April 2017
IREC Up Front Blog
By Sara Baldwin Auck, IREC Regulatory Program Director
IREC this week released its newest report, Charging Ahead: An Energy Storage Guide for State Policymakers,” at the Energy Storage Association's annual meeting. The guide offers regulators and other decision makers specific guidance on key issues for policy consideration, including foundational policies for advanced energy storage—a new generation of technologies characterized by flexible operating capabilities and diverse applications. And on Wednesday, April 26th from 3:30-4:45pm EDT, IREC will host a complementary webinar with the authors of the guide. MORE

IREC is in search of a self-motivated and self-directed person to support IREC’s mission through grants and contracts management, including grants from government agencies. Apply by April 25, 2017. MORE
#1 More than 1.2 million homes in the U.S. are now powered with solar energy as a result of IREC's national leadership to advance best practices that make clean renewable energy accessible and affordable for more Americans. MORE
The new version of IREC's Credentialing Program Candidate Handbook features updates and improvements addressing candidate's questions and feedback supporting quality assessment. MORE
IREC’s consumer protection Trio includes the Clean Energy Consumer Bill of Rights, the Be Solar Smart Consumer Checklist, and a Resources list. Each one spotlights safeguards and pointers for buyers, government agencies, the industry, retailers and others in the market. MORE
At last month's Home Performance Conference, IREC's associate director of credentialing, Anna Sullivan, presented on IREC's ongoing involvement and support for the home energy professionals (HEP) project through training program accreditation and instructor certification. MORE

Charging Ahead: Energy Storage Guide for State Policymakers
April 26, 2017 | 3-4:45pm EDT
Hear from the authors of IREC's new report, Charging Ahead: An Energy Storage Guide for State Policymakers. REGISTER 

Solar Updates  to 2017 National Electric Code (NEC)--SOLD OUT!
Our May 11 webinar with National expert Jim Rogers with solar updates to the 2017 National Electric Code is SOLD OUT. But don't worry: we'll repeat in June 201. Stay tuned for exact date and time. 

Solar Codes and Safety Forum
IREC Workshop at Intersolar 2017
July 12, 2017 | 9:00am-1:00pm
San Francisco, CA

Join IREC and national solar code and technical experts as they discuss the most recent solar updates to the 2017 NEC (National Electric Code) and I-code 2018 cycle. MORE
IREC in the News
New York thinks performance based interconnection is good for customers. In fact, they want to offer financial incentives for utilities that keep the process moving. Sky Stanfield, who represented IREC in this regulatory proceeding, weighs in with Utility Dive.  MORE
After nearly two years, Iowa has made some notable improvements to its interconnection procedures, making for easier and more streamlined renewable energy and storage projects to connect to the grid. IREC was a key player in this proceeding.  MORE

IREC and its STEP partners (Solar Training and Education for Professionals) are offering new, job-focused professional solar training opportunities for local building code officials and firefighters at some 40 locations across the US. in 2017. MORE

The Solar Market Pathways Program brings together 14 diverse teams from across the country to increase solar adoption by driving down soft costs.  Serving in a national technical/advisory role, IREC works with the Institute of Sustainable Communities (ISC) and its other partners, the Regulatory Assistance Project and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, to provide technical assistance to the Pathways’ teams and create an expanded learning network that connects solar stakeholders across the U.S. READ the latest SMP newsletter..
IREC Impact@35: Did You Know...
In its earliest years, IREC formed the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC) and the first  national standards for rating solar equipment.
In 1995, IREC and the North Carolina Solar Center launched DSIRE--Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy.
In 2002, IREC worked with stakeholders to found NABCEP, the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners. MORE
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