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California Marks Important Milestone for Balancing Grid Needs, Consumer Protection in Key Smart Inverter Function

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Gwen Brown

New reporting requirements for California utilities provide greater customer protection regarding the use of volt-watt, an important smart inverter function. Volt-watt is one of the “scariest” smart inverter functions for customers and developers, and this is a first of its…

The Solar Foundation Now Hiring: SolSmart Program Manager

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Nicole Wilson

The Solar Foundation will merge with IREC later this year in 2021! Check out this Program Manager opportunity below. Job Description The Solar Foundation is seeking a highly motivated Washington, DC-based Program Manager to achieve aggressive goals to support increased…

CPUC Ruling Improves a Key Grid Transparency Tool for Siting Renewables, Energy Storage

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Nicole Wilson

San Francisco, California—On Wednesday, January 27, the California Public Utilities Commission ordered several key improvements to the Integration Capacity Analysis, a valuable grid transparency tool. IREC, which filed the Motion requesting the changes adopted in this ruling, commends the Commission…

IREC Receives Donation of 1.2 MW Solar Installation from The Conti Group

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Nicole Wilson

Albany, NY [January 26, 2021] – The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) announced today that it has received a donation of a 1.2 MWDC solar installation, valued at $1.7 million, from The Conti Group. The donation is the largest unrestricted…

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Minnesota PUC Fines Xcel Energy $1 Million for Interconnection Failures

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Gwen Brown

Minnesota utility Xcel Energy was fined one million dollars on Thursday for exceeding a maximum number of customer service complaints as a result of significant delays in its processing of interconnection requests for solar projects. A ruling from the Minnesota…

Joining Forces for Rapid Progress Toward Clean Energy

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Gwen Brown

An Interview with Larry Sherwood and Andrea Luecke on the Merger Between the Interstate Renewable Energy Council and The Solar Foundation The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and The Solar Foundation recently announced an agreement to merge into a single,…

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The Solar Foundation and IREC to Unite With Expanded Impact

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Gwen Brown

Washington, D.C. and Albany, NY, November 12, 2020 – The Solar Foundation and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) today announced they have signed an agreement to merge into a single, expanded nonprofit dedicated to the rapid adoption of clean…

Overcoming the Barriers to Energy Storage Interconnection

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Nicole Wilson

New DOE-funded Project Will Develop Solutions to the Challenges of Storage Interconnection This article was originally published by North American Clean Energy. The energy storage industry has advanced rapidly, demonstrating the critical role storage technologies have to play in enabling…

Why Improving Local Solar & Storage Codes Brings Us Closer to a Clean Energy Future

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Gwen Brown

Imagine your company designs and installs solar PV systems and energy storage systems. In your current project, you’re designing a freestanding solar array for a customer that will shade a parking lot. While you’ve designed countless PV systems in this…

New Project Will Tackle Barriers to Energy Storage Interconnection

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Nicole Wilson

Energy storage technologies have a crucial role to play in enabling the transition to a low-carbon economy. Despite significant growth of the energy storage market in recent years, the process of connecting this technology to the electricity grid remains complex…