The IREC Blog

In this episode of The Energy Optimist, we dive into this complex system. Specifically, we explore the two distinct but interconnected sections of the electric grid—the distribution grid, and the transmission grid.

November is an important month for solar and other clean energy employers that are focused on recruiting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce.

(Read in English) En el municipio de Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Jennifer Granholm, la Secretaria de Energía de los EE. UU, visitó a IREC y a nuestros socios para discutir las iniciativas en curso del DOE en el área. La Secretaria también tuvo la oportunidad de conocer de primera mano los desafíos y vicisitudes que el...

(Leer en español) In the municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited IREC and our partners this week to discuss DOE’s ongoing initiatives in the area and to learn firsthand about the challenges and vicissitudes that Hurricane Maria presented to the people of the southeast area of the island. The meeting...

Solar Ready Vets has existed in different formats since the Department of Energy initiated the program in 2014, and we're proud to announce that we have secured additional funding to continue this important work.

This episode explores how large-scale electricity and distributed energy resources can work together to help us transition to a 100% clean energy future. Because hope is not optional.

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council today released a report that provides guidance on the use of “group studies,” an emerging practice to streamline the interconnection of distributed energy resources (DERs) — such as solar PV, community solar, and energy storage — to the electric distribution grid. The report, Thinking Outside the Lines: Group Studies in...