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The largest week-long summer workshop since 2014, 35 power engineering students from 12 universities in the FEEDER consortium experienced a unique hands-on opportunity of interactive learning with electric utility sector professionals who are working with high penetrations of distributed technologies on the grid. Read more
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Anna Sullivan, IREC Credentialing Services Manager
In response to industry feedback on gaps in the clean energy credentialing landscape, IREC has worked behind the scenes with a myriad of partners for the past three years to develop a valid and trusted framework for high-quality micro-credentials. Today, we see emerging as a pressing priority quality third-party validation of specialty skills both for clean energy allied professions, whose jobs “touch” renewable or energy efficiency technology in some way, and for add-on skills for full-scope credentials that currently exist within the clean energy professions. More
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1) Our annual 3
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Awards ceremony; 2) a special solar codes and safety forum; 3) solar+storage panel with IREC's own Sara Baldwin Auck moderating; 4) in-depth overview of IREC's Shared Renewable Energy Scorecard; and 5) update on grid saturation. Here are details. See you in San Francisco!
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The 5th in our interconnection blog series in GreenTech Media, Erica McConnell & Cathy Malina discuss how to improve interconnection cost certainty and predictability. Find out what California, Massachusetts and Minnesota are doing to improve the processes. More
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Employers, Job Seekers, Trainers and Workforce Development stakeholders: Join us for a Webinar July 19
Think of it as a solar connection “hub.” The new Solar Training Network connects solar job seekers, solar employers, training providers, and workforce development boards. A valuable new tool, this online solar career platform is managed by our friends at The Solar Foundation and builds upon the national networks created by the Solar Instructor Training Network (SITN), which IREC administered for its five-plus years.
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Jane Pulaski, IREC Social+Web Communications
For the fourth summer, 35 graduate and undergraduate engineering students from FEEDER's consortium of 12 universities experienced first-hand how power engineering goes from classroom to real-world (FEEDER stands for Foundations for Engineering Education for Distributed Energy Resources). This year's summer workshop was the largest since the program began in 2014. More
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Join national experts, including IREC's President/CEO Larry Sherwood, for a half-day workshop on solar codes and safety on July 12, 9a-1p PDT at Intersolar 2017. There's still space! Register today.
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On May 24, 2017, IREC, the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) and the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) hosted a conversation with two of the country’s leading experts on consumer advocacy and energy-environmental justice who gave their
perspectives on solar energy and consumer equity issues. Sponsored by Solar Market Pathways, a U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative. Listen to the archived webinar.
IREC Board Member Chris Cook Joins Enerblu as Executive Vice President Regulatory Affairs and Group Vice President of Enerblu Grid Services. Previously, Cook founded Solar Grid Storage, a company focused on the use of financed battery storage to enhance the value of solar power on electric grids. Cook was a SunEdison co-founder where he served as its first General Counsel.
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Over IREC’s 35-year history, our consumer focus has made clean energy possible for millions more Americans by removing regulatory and economic barriers.
Did You Know...
In 2010,
IREC drafts 1st Community Solar Model Rules and participates in related rule makings.
Also in 2010, the Solar Instructor Training Network (SITN) is launched by U.S. DOE, with IREC as national administrator.
MORE IREC's Impact@35
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About IREC
IREC is an independent national not-for- profit organization that envisions a world powered by clean sustainable energy, where society's interests are valued and protected. IREC galvanizes nationwide adoption of sustainable and efficient energy through fact-based policy leadership, quality workforce development and consumer empowerment. Our work over the past 35 years has propelled the incredible clean energy growth trends we are seeing today - building a strong foundation of clean energy state and national best practices and quality workforce training standards and programs. www.irecusa.org
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