Plan reviewers, inspectors and solar installers now have an updated and expanded model for inspection checklists for rooftop PV, with solar-specific code requirements that are updated to the 2017 National Electrical Code and current international building, residential and fire codes
(full story below).
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Identified in a national survey of code officials as one of the
top five solar resources used in the course of their work, our
updated and expanded model inspection checklist for rooftop PV
provides basic guidelines for reviewing a building permit plan application and inspecting most residential rooftop PV systems.
This resource can be used to create custom jurisdictional checklists with modifications to match specific state and local code requirements. The checklists can then be used by reviewers, inspectors and installers.
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The prestigious 25th annual IREC 3
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Awards honor innovation, ingenuity and inspiration from the nation's best in renewable energy and energy efficiency. New this year, our Young Clean Energy Innovator award will recognize a high school or post-secondary student whose innate talents and vision are emblematic of the next generation of innovators relentlessly pursuing clean energy solutions.
Deadline to apply
online is 3/26
. Hurry! There's still time.
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When Jobs for the Future (JFF) looked at the challenges and opportunities to achieve greater adoption of short-term credentials as part of a research study for the Lumina Foundation, they discovered how IREC's proactive approach to validating knowledge and experience to meet a growing specialized skill need for energy auditors may have developed a framework that can be used in other industries. IREC's Director of Workforce Development Laure-Jeanne Davignon and Associate Director of Credentialing Anna Sullivan contributed to a recent blog with JFF's Veronica Buckwalter about IREC's experience of developing a process for microcredentials.
Read
the blog.
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It was a sold out house in Wayland, MA for the first solar permitting and inspection course sponsored by MassCEC (Massachusetts Clean Energy Center), taught by IREC and the Institute of Building and Technology Safety (IBTS). Plan reviewers, building, electrical and combination inspectors spent the day with two experts in solar permitting courses and solar inspections. This was the first in a series of permitting and inspection trainings sponsored by MassCEC with IREC and IBTS. Four more trainings are in the queue for 2018 in Massachusetts. Watch this space for dates and locations.
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Resource: Solar Resilient Communities From Solar Market Pathways Initiative
A
new report
from the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) features New York City, Baltimore, Duluth and San Francisco as promising examples of how solar can strengthen resilience, advance renewable energy goals and serve vulnerable neighborhoods during disasters (
PDF
). On
April 5 1-2:30pm EDT,
join local leaders from NYC, Baltimore and San Francisco for a
webinar
on the report and learn more about the role cities play advancing solar+storage projects and developing resilience strategies.
Register
for the webinar.
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Michael Sheehan
With sadness, we share the news that colleague and dear friend, Michael Sheehan, P.E., recently passed away.
Michael's extensive electric utility industry experience, particularly in interconnection, distribution reliability, T&D planning, efficiency and optimization measures, were invaluable for IREC’s regulatory work. His ability to translate complex engineering concepts into a language non-technical audiences can understand enabled regulators to better grasp underlying grid concepts, which helped inform sound decision making.
"Michael taught IREC’s regulatory team the fundamental engineering concepts we need to help advance interconnection policy in the United States," said Sky Stanfield, IREC regulatory counsel. "Interconnection processes in this country are significantly more advanced and progressive thanks to Michael."
We are profoundly grateful to Michael for his infinite patience, innate wisdom and relentless good humor. We're thankful for the time we had together.
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Erica McConnell
, senior counsel for Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP and regulatory attorney for IREC, bids adieu to IREC to tr
avel with her husband and pursue personal interests.
"Erica made countless contributions to IREC and the national clean energy movement, evidenced by her track record of success in regulatory proceedings across dozens of states," said Sara Baldwin Auck, IREC regulatory program director. "In addition to her passion and commitment for clean energy and consumer issues, Erica brings humor and humanity to her work and seeks to find common ground among diverse interests. We will miss working with her."
Erica's contributions include research, insight and writing for several IREC regulatory resources.
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The IREC regulatory team's upcoming speaking engagements. Look for us here:
IREC joins the nation's top energy storage thought leaders to share their expertise and insight at ESA's 28th annual conference and expo.
Join IREC and SEIA for a deep dive workshop and training on interconnection standards and established national best practices. Participants will learn about what’s working and what’s not with interconnection in the Southeast and across the country.
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IREC in the News
John Hall and Dan Reicher are elected to IREC's board of directors. GTM 3/6/18
"Interconnection standards are a foundational component of a strong DER market, primarily because they impact access which impacts the cost and viability of projects," says IREC's Sara Baldwin Auck in this article. Herman Trabish, UtilityDive 3/5/18
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