How many solar events have you been to (or organized) where it rained or was cloudy?  You know what I’m talking about. But Saturday, December 11th in Austin was an anomaly, at least for a solar event. It was breathtakingly sunny. Michael Kuhn and his brilliant (and talented) team at ImagineSolar International’s training school were...

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Volume #9, Issue #19 Editor: Jane Pulaski The IREC State & Stakeholder Newsletter is a foremost resource for current information on green workforce training, credentialing programs, state activities and best practices on renewable energy and energy efficiency. This free newsletter is distributed semi-monthly to email subscribers and published on IREC’s website.  If...

ImagineSolar in Austin, Texas, is the first in the U.S. to offer a training program to qualify electricians for the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) new Alternative Experience Pathway program.  Can’t say I’m surprised. It was just January 2010 when ImagineSolar, the Austin Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (AEJATC), and the Austin...