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Upcoming Events 
IREC Welcomes Three New Members to its Board of Directors
IREC recently added three new members to its Board of Directors. Trenton Allen. As Managing Director/CEO, Trenton founded Sustainable Capital Advisors. SCA is a consulting and financial advisory firm that provides a comprehensive suite of services to support the successful…
Registration Now Open 2020 Vision Summit!
Have you signed on yet to IREC Summit Principles toward 100% clean energy?
IREC Previewed Weatherization Online Learning Modules at National Conference
Hard working employees of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) across the nation have asked for relevant training to help them perform their jobs more effectively, and now it’s on the way!
In the News: Solar’s Allied Industries Essential for Industry Growth
“If we are to realize these clean energy goals that we all have, literally every profession is going to be touched in some way by solar or by some other clean energy or sustainability competency,” said Laure-Jeanne Davignon, IREC VP-Workforce.
New Primer Helps Regulators, Stakeholders Adopt New IEEE Standard for Distributed Energy Resources
IREC’s recently published Making the Grid Smarter: State Primer on Adopting the New IEEE Standard 1547™-2018 for Distributed Energy Resources will help states, regulators and other stakeholders navigate the related technical and policy issues they will need to address in the next few years.
Solar Power Puerto Rico Convenes Experts in Solar and Storage
Last month, Puerto Rico passed a bill to ensure the island’s energy comes from 100% renewable sources by 2050. Solar Power Puerto Rico will convene energy leaders who will share their insights on the island’s new energy legislation, PREPA (Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority), and grid integration and modernization.
What has to happen NEXT to make bold clean energy goals a reality?
More than 120 of the nation’s leading clean energy influencers, advocates and decision makers convened for IREC’s inaugural Vision Summit to act boldly and intentionally to make 100% clean energy goals a reality to enable many more Americans to benefit from clean energy while supporting broad climate and equity goals.
Tagged with: 100% clean energy, climate change, climate goals, equity, IREC Vision Summit, Rose McKinney-James
Innovative Partnership Bridges Gap Between At-Risk Youth and Solar Careers
A new video geared to at-risk youth features AJ, who found out about the growing solar industry from his Job Corps advisor. Students throughout the country can learn about AJ’s journey to a rewarding career in solar, thanks to an innovative partnership between IREC and Home Builders Institute (HBI).
