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Erica McConnell (3rd from left) shares expertise to help states and stakeholders navigate the community solar landscape at the inaugural Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) summit in Denver last month. McConnell, an attorney who represents IREC in regulatory matters, offered insight about IREC’s recently released National Scorecard for Shared Renewables, which evaluates state policies and programs alongside a common set of criteria based in part on IREC’s Model Rules for Shared Renewables Programs.
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Local Resiliency with Solar+Storage
Last month at Intersolar North America 2017, IREC organized and moderated The Next Frontier: Pioneering Local Resiliency with Solar+Storage panel. The session featured several Solar Market Pathways awardees who are pioneering resiliency efforts, sharing key lessons and tools that are facilitating more widespread adoption of solar+storage as part of local emergency planning and emergency preparedness efforts. More
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New Guide for Utility Regulators: Priority Considerations for Interconnection Standards
The power grid is much like our network of country roads and highways, carrying energy from its origin to its final destination. Interconnection standards are, in effect, the "rules of the road" set by policymakers, which both system owners and utilities must follow to keep traffic flowing smoothly. The quality of these rules facilitates an easy free-flow of traffic, or results in unnecessary gridlock. This new quick reference guide serves as a supplement to IREC's Interconnection Model Rules, with key considerations for states working to improve/update interconnection procedures. Each section offers a description of the key components to interconnection based on established and well-vetted national best practices. More
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IREC Adds Engineer to Regulatory Team
Brian Lydic is IREC's new engineer on our national team of regulatory policy experts. In this position, he will provide technical expertise on electricity distribution systems and utility electricity engineering for IREC's broad regulatory presence across the U.S. Welcome Brian! More
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A diverse crowd of code officials, architects, designers and installers had a chance to add solar knowledge to their existing skills and qualifications at a half-day workshop co-convened by IREC in Pittsburgh, in conjunction with the US Department of Energy's National Energy Codes Conference. Providing an intro to solar basics and permitting best practices, as well as iCode and National Electrical Code provisions impacting solar installations, the course was designed in partnership with the Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP) and International Code Council's Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (ICC-SRCC). More
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IREC's Director of Workforce Development, Laure-Jeanne Davignon, was on hand in Charleston, SC July 31-Aug 2 for the National Association of State Fire Marshal (NASFM) educational conference.
Davignon shared initial outcomes of NASFM and IREC's Department of Energy-funded work training 10,000 code officials and first responders to operate more safely and effectively around solar PV. The 200+ conference attendees included most state fire marshals and other state and federal officials tasked with the safety of consumers and the workforce in their states. More
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September 10-13, 2017
Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Las Vegas
With less than three weeks, IREC is readying for Solar Power International 2017 where we'll connect with thousands of solar professionals. Register
Sara Baldwin Auck, IREC's regulatory program director, and Brian Lydic, IREC's new regulatory engineer, will be at SPI. Here's where you can find them:
Take 15% off full conference registration for non-SEIA/SEPA members. Use our special passcode: P1517IREC
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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 2015, IREC launched its unique interactive Solar Career Map 3.0
In
2016, IREC published Shared Renewable Energy for Low- to Moderate-Income Consumers: Policy Guidelines and Model Provisions.
In 2016, IREC's released its 1st consumer protection resources: #BeSolarSmart Checklist & Clean Energy Consumer Bill of Rights
MORE IREC's Impact@35
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About IREC
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