L-R: Ken Jurman, IREC board; Joseph Wages, International Association of Electrical Inspectors; Phil Oakes, National Association of State Fire Marshals; Brad Klein, Environmental Law & Policy Center; Sky Stanfield, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP; Tumininu Lawanson, University of North Carolina/Charlotte; Rubin York, Orlando Utilities Commission; Jeff Lesk, New Partners Community Solar; Larry Shirley, IREC Board Chair; Julie Brazeau, Midwest Renewable Energy Association; Bob Hattier, IBEW Local 134; Shawn Martin, International Code Council.
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For the 26th year, we honored our 2018 3
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Community Shared Renewables Project of the Year
Herb Stevens and Jeff Lesk, partners at Nixon Peabody, created a non-profit that installs rooftop solar and donates the produced energy to affordable housing residents. Today, New Partners is distributing utility bill credits to 100 low-income families, with plans to develop 1 MW of solar over 12 – 15 rooftops to help another 300 low- and moderate-income residents.
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State/Local Government Achievement of the Year
As part of a $1 billion NY-Sun Initiative, NYSERDA launched a Solar Market Accelerator to resolve the most pressing market obstacles to greater solar adoption in New York, especially interconnection and local government approvals.
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Regulatory Champion of the Year
ELPC's pivotal role advancing community solar and interconnection reform in Illinois, Iowa and most recently Minnesota, helps remove consumer obstacles and lays the foundation for more Midwesterners to benefit from clean energy for years to come.
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IREC Accredited Training Provider of the Year
The Green Jobs Academy offers career path opportunities in weatherization and conservation to the unemployed and underemployed. Its permanent weatherization training center trains installers, contractor/owners and crew chiefs, and offers additional training leading to industry certifications that allow workers to advance in position and pay.
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IREC Certified Trainer of the Year
IREC certified PV instructor, IBEW journeyman wireman, master electrician, electrical inspector, NABCEP certified PV installer emeritus, and a steadfast member of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA), Julie is an admired mentor for women in renewable energy and has earned an extraordinary reputation across the Midwest.
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Supervising electrician, NABCEP PV Installation Professional, business representative for IBEW Local Union 134 and an IREC Certified Master Trainer, Bob has been educating electricians, contractors, electrical inspectors, firefighters, other instructors and the general public on safe, reliable and cost-effective renewable energy systems since 2006.
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Young Clean Energy Innovator of the Year
An emerging technology engineer at Orlando Utilities Commission, Rubin researches technologies, designs experiments and tests new products and materials in renewable energy and energy conservation. He set himself apart as an undergraduate student, creating his own vertical access wind turbine design using a 3-D printer and constructing a small floating solar photovoltaics (PV) platform. He also led a research team at Limbitless Solutions, a non-profit advancing personalized bionics solutions for individuals with disabilities.
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Young Clean Energy Innovator of the Year
Determined to help improve electricity access and reliability in her home country, Nigeria, and around the world, Tumi pursued a career in power and energy and is now an electrical engineering doctoral student at the University of North Carolina (UNC)/Charlotte. Her research focuses on leveraging opportunities and addressing challenges associated with increasing renewable energy on the grid. Tumi is also working on research projects with Duke Energy and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).
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More than 5,000 firefighters have taken advantage of interactive, scenario-based online training courses and live training solar workshops so safety hazards can be minimized when fighting a fire where solar technology is present. IREC, the IAFF and NASFM have helped put the word out to more than a half-million firefighters about solar training IREC created specifically for their members, part of a U.S. DOE initiative that brings together the national fire service, solar and training experts.
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In just 18 months, more than 5,000 building and electrical inspectors and planners participated in unique, online and live solar trainings. Working with IREC, the IAEI and ICC have brought the best new training to their professionals, proving that technical training doesn't have to be boring to be effective.
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Partner, Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP
Sky, who represents IREC's regulatory program, provides pioneering thought leadership on interconnection, energy storage, grid modernization, hosting capacity analyses, and integrated distribution planning. She has authored several influential publications for IREC, and regularly blogs and speaks on IREC's behalf. Recognized as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers since 2011, Sky, whose passion and dedication to a clean energy future earned her the 2010 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) award for environmental and pro bono advocacy work, is also an ace surfer.
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Join IREC Regulatory Program Director Sara Baldwin Auck, IREC Regulatory Engineer Brian Lydic and other industry experts at two timely sessions at SPI 2018. See you in Anaheim!
Tues 9/25 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
| Distribution Planning and Distributed Resource Planning
Tues 9/25 4-5:00 PM
| Valuing Solar in Distributed Resource Planning and Re-Architecting Proceedings of the Grid
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a visionary exploration of the pillar policies, practices and workforce training necessary for more Americans to benefit from clean energy. We're inviting prominent national and state clean energy influencers to lead thought-provoking expert panels and targeted outcome-driven discussions. The ultimate goal: an action plan for energy decision makers in states across the U.S. Sponsorship opportunities available. Watch for details.
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IREC announces 2018 3
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