With a
This Old House
approach, IREC's Joe Sarubbi (center) walks new online training participants through each of five realistic, interactive solar inspections, with seasoned building and electrical inspectors highlighting different types of systems and technologies. Pictured here during production is
Pete Jackson (left), chief electrical inspector, Bakersfield CA. Read more about this just launched online video solar training for local code officials, and why it's also useful for solar installers.
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Recently, the Silver State set itself apart from the pack with a landmark regulatory decision on interconnection rules for energy storage to explicitly allow distributed energy storage systems to connect to the grid and clarify the process projects would undergo as they seek interconnection. IREC played a leading role in advancing these reforms and negotiating the settlement among involved parties.
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If you think online training has to be dry and boring, think again. Launched last week, our new interactive video solar training for local code officials is informative and enjoyable, and it's getting rave reviews. "The video training, geared for residential inspectors and useful for residential PV installers, can be completed in a handful of lunch-hour sessions," says IREC Workforce Development Director Laure-Jeanne Davignon.
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IREC's regulatory team will be moderating and presenting on two panels at Intersolar this year.
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Join us
at Intersolar 2018 in San Francisco at the ees Stage, Level 2, Moscone Center on Wednesday, July 11 from 3:30-5:00 pm PDT as we honor our national 3
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Award winners for the Best of 2018 in renewable energy and energy efficiency. We'll also recognize our first Young Clean Energy Innovator and present a few special IREC Energy Hero Awards. PS: there will be cake :)
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Plan reviewers, building, electrical and combination inspectors in Massachusetts have another opportunity to attend a day-long solar permitting and inspection training with national experts:
Thursday, June 7, 2018 |8 AM-5 PM
Wellfleet Public Library
Sponsored by MassCEC with IREC and the Institute for Building Technology & Safety (IBTS).
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We're in the early planning phase for our inaugural
2019 Vision Summit,
with an esteemed Advisory Committee shaping an extraordinary day-long program you won't want to miss. 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 exist. Watch for details.
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IREC in the News
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IREC board member, Karl Rábago, debunks myths about solar at Scenic Hudson's Solar Smart Valley symposium, Hyde Park NY.
David Roberts cites IREC's 2017
Charging Ahead: Energy Storage Guide for Policymakers
as a resource about how to value energy storage efficiently
and accurately | Vox
"We hope it's a Rubik's Cube that's solvable instead of a Jenga tower, says IREC Regulatory Director Sara Baldwin Auck at a recent Solar Energy Industries Association and Smart Electric Power Alliance workshop |E&E News
IREC is cited for its meritorious work helping low-income renters enjoy the benefits of clean energy technologies | Utility Dive
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