October 16, 2008
IREC

Presentations from IREC’s 2008 Annual Meeting Now Available

More than 135 people packed the room at IREC’s 2008 Annual Meeting in San Diego on Monday, October 13th to see old friends and hear about the latest trends and updates in current issues like interconnection and net metering, green workforce development, and the Solar ABCs. State reports from California, North Carolina, Oregon and Florida…

More than 135 people packed the room at IREC’s 2008 Annual Meeting in San Diego on Monday, October 13th to see old friends and hear about the latest trends and updates in current issues like interconnection and net metering, green workforce development, and the Solar ABCs. State reports from California, North Carolina, Oregon and Florida were given, along with plans and progress from four Solar America Cities.

Here are the presentations from that meeting.

State Incentives and Policies–Trends and Updates: Rusty Haynes, Sue Gouchoe, DSIRE, North Carolina Solar Center

Interconnection & Net Metering–Trends and Updates: Jason Keyes and Kevin Fox, LLP, Attorneys for IREC

U.S. Solar Market Trends: Larry Sherwood, Sherwood Associates, Consultant for IREC

Workforce Development–Trends and Updates: Jane Weissmanand Jerry Ventre, IREC

A Comprehensive Review of Solar Access Laws in the U.S.; Solar ABCs Study, by Colleen Kettles, Florida Solar Energy Research and Education Foundation

Taking the Red Tape Out of Green Power: How to Overcome Permitting Obstacles for Small-Scale Distributed Renewable Energy, by Kyle Rabin, Network for New Energy Choices

In the Public Interest: How and Why to Zone for Small Wind Systems, by Ron Stimmel, American Wind Energy Association

Advanced Metering Infrastructure Solar ABCs Study, by Keith McAllister, North Carolina Solar Center

External Disconnect Switch: Solar ABCs Study, by Michael Sheehan, IREC

Model Interconnection Standards: Solar ABCs Study, by Jason Keyes and Kevin Fox, Keyes & Fox LLP

State Reports: California, Molly Tirpak Sterkel, California Public Utilities Commission, Energy Division

North Carolina: Steve Kalland, North Carolina Solar Center

Oregon: Brian Thornton, Commercial Solar Program, Energy Trust of Oregon

Florida: Colleen Kettles, Florida Solar Energy Research and Education Foundation

Solar America Cities (SAI) Reports: San Diego: Andrew McAllister, California Center for Sustainable Energy

Boston: Wilson Rickerson, City of Boston

San Francisco: Johanna Partin, City of San Francisco

Presentations from IREC’s 2008 Annual Meeting Now Available

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