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| Aug 16, 2022 | Bringing Solar Energy To A Whole New Level Is Vital But Do We Have A Workforce Qualified To See It Through? | David Thompson, Tech Times 16 August 2022, 05:08 am
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It's no secret that the need for solar energy is increasing rapidly. And coupled directly with that need is the necessity to utilize modern technology and software to ensure... |
| Apr 29, 2021 | SolarAPP+ is set to streamline, cut costs in the solar permitting process | Image: Gencho Petkov/Shutterstock
On Thursday, The National Renewable Energy Lab , in partnership with govtech provider Accela, launched a free online solar permitting platform, SolarAPP+, for residential solar energy and battery projects. ... |
| Mar 15, 2021 | How Solar Companies Can Bring Renewable Energy To The Masses More Effectively | Aviv Shalgi is CEO of Solar Simplified, a platform driving accessibility, transparency, and mainstream adoption of solar energy. |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Going Solar at Home | February 19, 2021 5 min read
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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables announced in 2019 that the United States had reached 2 mill... |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Honolulu legislates faster, easier permitting for rooftop solar | The Honolulu City Council just passed Bill 58, an ordinance that aims to automate and expedite the solar and storage permitting process within the city. It could set an example of how to improve PV permitting issues in other parts of the U.... |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Morning Brief: Net metering still under attack by utilities and institutional corruption | On Oct. 5, Utah’s Public Service Commission will begin hearings to determine exactly how much electricity generated from rooftop solar is worth, and you might be surprised at how far apart the opposing sides are on that question. Under a 20... |
| Aug 11, 2020 | Racial equity in clean energy should be a key differentiator for the industry | The U.S. clean energy industry can no longer avoid confronting racial inequality in the sector by focusing more narrowly on improving access and opportunity for low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities or by suggesting that race is a dist... |
| Jun 18, 2020 | Did I mention I’m a certified solar installer? | When I started in this industry, homeowners thought solar was a bit strange — something for crunchy people who wore Birkenstocks and lived off-grid.
It was even stranger to be a woman in solar.
I didn’t know of any other women in the indust... |
| Apr 25, 2020 | Sunrun Policy Chief Talks COVID Impact and Solar Power Future | Sunrun installers in Sacramento. © 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Once among the fastest-growing sectors, solar industry faces uncertainty because of tax credits declining, coronavirus concerns | Colorado’s solar industry, among the country’s strongest, is joining forces with solar companies nationwide to push for extension of tax credits so they can finish projects being slowed or put on hold by the coronavirus outbreak.
Concerns a... |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Solar jobs are on the rise nationally and in Colorado, where new report says workforce grew 5% | After two years of job losses, a new report says the solar industry’s workforce increased nationally by 2.3%. Colorado saw solar jobs increase by nearly 5% in 2019 to a total of 7,174 employees.
An annual survey released Wednesday by The So... |
| Feb 3, 2020 | The Future Of US Solar Is Bright | Solar cell power engineer technician checks the maintenance of the solar panels.Getty |
| Nov 11, 2019 | Two programs launched to get veterans working in solar | In an effort to expand the role of veterans in the solar industry, The Solar Foundation has teamed up with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s “Hiring Our Heroes” program, the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NA... |
| Oct 14, 2019 | The ITC creates local American jobs. Why end it now? | By: Martin DeBono
The Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is a business-minded policy that has helped accelerate growth of clean electricity generation in the past decade in the U.S. Solar energy is a key component in this acceleration. Sin... |
| Jul 8, 2019 | Diversity in solar update: Two reports highlight the importance of multi-cultural job training | Stock images are another area in need of diversity.
Solar industry leaders have made diversity and inclusion top objectives. Two unrelated reports make the case that job training is an important factor in achieving this goal while increasin... |
| May 7, 2019 | The good old (white) boys’ club runs the solar industry | As the solar industry continues on its historic path of transforming the nation’s electricity system, it is also in need of transformation.
We have long known that the solar industry is not as diverse as the larger workforce, from statistic... |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Since Trump tariffs, solar jobs have atrophied | Enlarge
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This week, an advocacy group called The Solar Foundation released its ninth annual solar jobs report.... |
| Dec 17, 2018 | Solar on schools advances with open source contracting | School board members raised legitimate concerns about a proposal to put solar on five schools in Arlington, Virginia. What would teachers and parents think, for example, if the school system put resources into solar that could instead be us... |
| Oct 16, 2018 | Make your job count: Take the Solar Jobs Census survey | By Andrea Luecke
It’s an exciting time at The Solar Foundation: We’re getting ready for our ninth annual Solar Jobs Census, due for release early next year. The Solar Jobs Census 2018 will offer the latest data on solar jobs, from the natio... |
| Oct 15, 2018 | #Solar100’s Lidija Sekaric: Solar’s jack of all trades | The saying goes, “A jack of all trades is a master of none,” positing a distinction between a generalist and a specialist.
Bucking convention that someone could only be a generalist or a specialist, Dr. Lidija Sekaric is solar’s jack of all... |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Ex-SolarCity employees allege discrimination, harassment and fake sales reports | Tesla is facing serious allegations brought to light in a lawsuit filed by three former employees of SolarCity.
The ex-employees, Andrew Staples, Robert Ray and Anquetta White, filed to the San Diego County Superior Court last Wednesday a c... |
| Jul 25, 2018 | Sunrun achieves pay parity | If trade shows are any indications, the solar industry appears to be making progress on gender issues. While hiring “booth babes” is still a practice, it has been a full five years since we witnessed women in cages at the booth of a solar m... |
| Jul 10, 2018 | Vintage hiring and training solutions for a better solar workforce | By Chris Walker, The Solar Foundation
The number of solar jobs has nearly tripled in the past seven years, and it’s now well-known that the solar industry is a jobs engine. Even in 2017, the first year that our National Solar Jobs Census sa... |
| Jun 14, 2018 | Vivint Solar responds to racial discrimination lawsuit | Vivint Solar has taken action against the employees outlined in the harassment and racial discrimination lawsuit filed by former employee, Teshawn Solomon, according to a statement given to pv magazine.
Solomon began working for Vivint in F... |
| May 17, 2018 | More U.S. jobs in solar than coal and nuclear combined | In the 1990s, the phrase, “it’s the economy, stupid” became a de facto slogan for the successful campaign of Bill Clinton (D) for president of the United States. But as the nation sees growing inequality and a shortage of well-paying jobs a... |
| May 17, 2018 | Energy jobs reports say solar dominates coal, but wind is the real winner | reader comments 103 with 40 posters participating
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Two updated energy jobs reports have been released, and they paint a picture of how the last year has affected different e... |
| May 8, 2018 | Connecticut Senate votes to gut net metering, extend renewable energy mandate | Utilities have been trying to dismantle net metering, the fundamental policy supporting customer-sited solar, for years. And recently, they appear to be making progress. Following the replacement of net metering in Michigan with compensatio... |
| May 1, 2018 | Here’s how 200 local governments have made it easier to go solar | Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was designated as SolSmart Gold, marking the 200th local government nationwide to be recognized under the SolSmart program, which provides no-cost technical assistance to help communities make it faster, easier, and ... |
| Feb 8, 2018 | Number of solar jobs drops 14% in California and nearly 4% nationwide | After several years of growth, the number of jobs in the solar energy sector took a hit in 2017, with California absorbing the biggest blow.
Solar employment dropped 14% in California last year, which was largely responsible for a 3.8% decl... |
| Jan 11, 2018 | Combining the benefits of PACE & PPAs | By Mike Mendelsohn, SEIA and Ed Gilliland, The Solar Foundation
Designing a solar financing structure for small commercial and nonprofit customers can often be a complicated task, frequently constrained by one or more barriers:
No internal ... |
| Nov 29, 2017 | Solar takes educators to school | As the United States trains its next generation of leaders in schools throughout the country, it’s becoming increasingly clear that solar electricity will be an integral part of the lessons they’re taught.
According to a new report, sponsor... |
| Nov 29, 2017 | Number of schools using solar energy has doubled in three years — here’s why | Schools and solar are a perfect match. This is no longer just a theory either, with 5,489 K-12 schools in the United States now using solar energy — a number nearly double the total solar capacity that was installed at schools in 2014, acco... |
| Nov 9, 2017 | Solar Saves Lives campaign launches to power Puerto Rico’s critical energy infrastructure | The Solar Foundation is partnering with the Clinton Foundation, major humanitarian organizations, and a wide range of solar energy companies to mount an industry-wide relief effort to help restore electricity in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Vir... |
| Nov 8, 2017 | Solar Saves Lives: The solar industry launches major hurricane relief effort | In the weeks after Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico in ruins, solar and battery companies have come to provide aid to the battered island, including Tesla restoring power to a children’s hospital. However, yesterday these efforts just stepp... |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Where clean energy jobs are growing the fastest | As the federal government changes policies to prop up the coal industry at the expense of renewable energy, it's facing increasing headwinds from market forces.
Recently released data from the Bureau of Labor statistics shows that jobs in s... |
| Oct 11, 2017 | Oncor settlement ends byzantine solar rate request | Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) today approved a settlement between myriad petitioners, including the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Texas Solar Power Association and Dallas-based utility Oncor, that required the ut... |
| Sep 25, 2017 | Study shows where solar industry diversity falls short | Not a newsflash: White guys have it better than women and people of color when it comes to job opportunities and pay. What is noteworthy is the new research from The Solar Foundation in partnership with the Solar Energy Industries Associati... |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Solar ruling may tee up Trump to impose tariffs, could increase costs in California | In a decision that may make it more expensive to install rooftop solar systems and affect utility-scale projects, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled Friday that the solar manufacturing industry has been hurt by a flood of c... |
| Sep 12, 2017 | Solar Diversity, Part II: Why is this industry so white? | (All charts are used with the permission of The Solar Foundation, for which I am grateful.)
As I fell asleep last night, having filed the first piece in our three-part series on The Solar Foundation’s Diversity Report, I kept turning the nu... |
| Sep 6, 2017 | #Solar 100’s Nancy Pfund: The Queen Midas of cleantech | In Greek mythology, King Midas was known for his “golden touch”—things he touched would turn to gold.
In the cleantech industry, Nancy Pfund has the singular best claim to that title, with early investments in Tesla, SolarCity, NEXTracker, ... |
| Aug 17, 2017 | Anne Arundel County Public Schools Completes First Major Solar Project | Standard Solar, a leading solar energy company, has completed a 1.4 Megawatt (MW) ground mount solar project for Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS), the fifth largest public school district in the State of Maryland with a student po... |
| Aug 9, 2017 | Suniva, SolarWorld claim trade protections could generate 114,800 solar jobs | Could the Section 201 trade case actually create jobs? One study, furnished by petitioners Suniva and SolarWorld USA, says yes.
The study, titled Impact of the Section 201 Remedy On Employment in the U.S. Solar Industry and prepared by law ... |
| May 30, 2017 | United States informs WTO of trade petition investigation (ITC notification embedded) | Well, that escalated quickly.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has informed the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 163 members that it could levy “safeguard” tariffs on imported solar cells at the behest of module manufacturers S... |
| May 23, 2017 | Head to The Solar Foundation’s Summer Solstice networking fundraiser (promo code for discount here) | Join Solar Builder at The Solar Foundation’s 7th annual Summer Solstice. This fundraiser brings together partners, allies, and friends to enjoy a beautiful summer night in Washington, D.C. and celebrate the benefits of solar energy. On the ... |
| Apr 25, 2017 | Canadian Solar snags $97 million for 92 MW North Carolina project | North Carolina isn’t resting on its laurels as the No. 2 solar state in the country (according to the latest rankings by the Solar Energy Industries Association) – and Canadian Solar is helping it move forward.
The Chinese solar power compa... |
| Apr 24, 2017 | Montana governor vetoes anti-solar legislation | Montana Gov. Steve Bullock prevented the state’s utility from smothering the solar industry when he vetoed Senate Bill (SB) 7 last week.
In what is becoming a depressingly familiar refrain from terrified utilities around the country, SB 7 w... |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Help wanted? Solar employers have trouble finding qualified workers, study says | As most people know (because, frankly, it was everywhere in the news last month), the solar industry produced one out of every 50 new jobs created in 2016. It now employs more people than the coal industry and is closing in on the rest of t... |
| Apr 13, 2017 | APS says solar, energy efficiency to make up 50% of new production | With the net-metering battle in its rearview mirror, Arizona Public Service (APS) is forging a new electricity-generation future – and says solar will play a crucial role for at least the next 15 years.
APS filed its Integrated Resource Pla... |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Two bills show Missouri’s solar split personality | In the form of two bills that would have precisely opposite effects on Missouri’s solar industry, the state reveals the chasm between the pro-solar and anti-solar forces – and no reconciliation is expected any time soon.
Up first is the Hou... |
| Mar 29, 2017 | Sunrun powers Wisconsin “Forward” | Wisconsin’s motto is short and blunt: “Forward”. According to legend, it is meant to signal to the rest of the United States the state’s constant, consistent desire to show the rest of the country where the future lies. Sunrun has decided t... |
| Feb 9, 2017 | South Carolina conservatives jump on solar bandwagon | These aren’t your father’s solar industry supporters – but the South Carolina industry is surely glad to have them.
Monday’s release of of the National Solar Jobs Census, compiled by The Solar Foundation, brought cheers from solar supporter... |
| Feb 7, 2017 | Solar Foundation expects 10% job growth in 2017 despite coal-focused government | our recent look at residential solar, here's a look at one Ars reader's setup. "/>
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| Jan 27, 2017 | The future of American jobs lies with the tech industry | Abinash Tripathy Contributor
Abinash Tripathy is CEO and co-founder of Helpshift.
When Donald Trump won the election, many in Silicon Valley were flummoxed: “How could a bigoted billionaire with no government experience and a twitchy Twitte... |
| Dec 6, 2016 | Utah utility’s rate proposal sparks passionate public backlash | Utah solar’s rate battle just got real: The Sundance Kid has blasted Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP) plan to target solar users for extra fees.
Robert Redford, well-known actor and solar proponent since 1975, penned a column for Time yesterday... |
| Sep 27, 2016 | First Presidential Debate: Candidates spar over solar energy | Editor’s Note: This story is based on a detailed examination of The Washington Post’s transcript of the debate in conjunction with the author’s own viewing of the debate.
If you blinked, you might have missed it — but one sharp exchange bet... |
| May 9, 2016 | The Solar Foundation, EnergySage partner on comparison-shopping solar marketplace | The Solar Foundation, EnergySage partner on comparison-shopping solar marketplace
By Chris Crowell May 9, 2016 View Profile
To advance a shared commitment to helping people make informed energy decisions, The Solar Foundation (TSF), an inde... |
| Jan 19, 2016 | Cleantech Evolves, But Will Investors Follow? | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Cleantech might be turning a corner. But one important question is whether the evolving sector, showing signs of resurgence, can recapture the attention of disillusioned inves... |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Can Tech Solve Climate Change? | James Currier Contributor
James Currier is a co-founder and partner of NFX Guild, an early-stage fund with a three-month program for marketplace and network businesses.
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| Oct 14, 2014 | Solar power is casting a bigger shadow | Does having your own solar power installation sound appealing? It apparently does to a growing number of American businesses and homeowners who are investing in what many tout as a cleaner and less expensive source of electricity. And that ... |
| Feb 14, 2014 | Sun power goes big time with the world’s largest solar thermal plant | In what could be a major turning point for industrial-grade solar energy, the Ivanpah solar power plant — the largest solar thermal project of its kind in the world — formally opened Thursday in the Mojave Desert.
“This is a very big deal, ... |
| Feb 14, 2014 | Sun power goes big time with the world’s largest solar thermal plant | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
In what could be a major turning point for indust... |
| Jan 27, 2014 | National Solar Jobs Census Reports US Solar Jobs Grew 20% in 2013 | National Solar Jobs Census Reports US Solar Jobs Grew 20% in 2013
By Kelly Pickerel January 27, 2014 View Profile
The Solar Foundation (TSF), an independent nonprofit solar research and education organization, today released its fourth annu... |
| May 1, 2013 | Canadian Solar Donates PV Modules for Solar Schools Fund | Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar companies, announced that it has donated PV modules to the Brian D. Robertson Foundation‘s Memorial Solar Schools Fund. The donated PV modules will be installed on four schools, one loca... |
| Apr 18, 2013 | States shine in new solar jobs interactive map | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The Solar Foundation is making it easier to track... |
| Mar 20, 2013 | Raise the Roof | Traditional roofers are migrating toward solar with the help of finance providers.
By Kirk Mulligan
As solar prices have dropped in recent years, traditional roofers are increasingly turning to solar to boost revenues and diversify their bu... |
| More Americans now work in Solar Power than the extraction of Oil &Gas, or Coal | Solar Power now has more employees than either the Oil & Gas or Coal Extraction industries in the United States. The solar industry employed approximately 208,000 individuals at the end of 2015 versus 185,000+ in oil and gas, or 190,000... |
| EGEB: Opportunities for solar workers will skyrocket – in numbers | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
The US solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020. By 2035, we’ll need 900,000 solar workers.
2020 saw the largest annual decrease in US energy production on record.
UnderstandSolar is a f... |
| Bankrupt solar manufacturer, Suniva, petitions Trump for a 100% tax on solar panels | Solar panel manufacturer Suniva, who recently filed for bankruptcy, has made a request for “global safeguard relief” from imports of crystalline silicon solar PV cells and modules. Suniva has requested that President Trump impose a four-yea... |
| EGEB: NYC buildings to get energy efficiency report cards, more | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
New York City buildings will get grades on energy efficiency from 2020.
Environmental groups challenge utility solar fees in a hearing in Alabama.
House Democrats unveil draft legislation that ... |
| USA installs record amount of solar power – 191% growth – ignoring Trump’s ‘Chinese Hoax’ | In the 3rd quarter of 2016, the United States installed 4,143 MW of solar power per a report released by Greentech Media’s Research Team – 191% greater than Q3’15. This volume represents the largest quarter in US history, even larger than t... |
| 65% of electricity from 2016 infrastructure will be clean – for decades | The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released the December Energy Infrastructure Update – it includes a summation of the annual utility scale (1MW in size or greater) installations of electricity generation hardware. The repor... |
| Solar jobs down 3.8%, installations down 20% – commercial market growing, residential evolving, utility reloading | Solar power jobs in the US fell by 3.8% in 2017 – a total of approximately 9,800 jobs per The Solar Foundation’s annual jobs survey. This partially aligns with current projections of total solar installations falling by approximately 20% in... |
| EGEB: Massachusetts’ underwhelming energy storage goal, wind power – a decent education, more | Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial and political review/analysis of important green energy news.
Massachusetts Sets 200 Megawatt-Hour Energy Storage Target – First, great job Massachusetts at putting a toe in the wate... |
| U.S. solar jobs decline again in 2018, but longterm prognosis is bright | Solar jobs in the U.S. dropped for a second straight year in 2018. But overall trends in the industry are largely positive, as detailed in a new report.
Numbers come from the National Solar Jobs Census for 2018, a comprehensive report relea... |
| EGEB: Solar job losses coming to USA (actually, already here), energy storage at 4¢/kWh, more | Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial and political review/analysis of important green energy news.
Swinerton puts solar workers at forefront of new website as threat of job losses in US mounts – SRE said that the Swiner... |
| International Trade Court rules Suniva and US Solar panel industry injured – what does it mean and who will be hurt | At 11.07 AM this morning, in Washington DC, the United States International Trade Commission ruled 4-0, in agreement with Suniva that the US Solar Panel industry has suffered harm from the global solar manufacturing industry.
The process no... |
