Welcome To Intersolar. Good morning San Francisco! Now that I am a local, I’ll be at the show all week mostly in and around the Quick Mount lounge on level 3. Come to say hello!
The Solar Foundation Releases Its Solar Workforce Development Toolkit. We can all agree that the solar industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States, right? Heck, The Solar Foundation tells us so every year with its National Solar Jobs Census (well, except for this year, because tariffs, but for the past decade or so it’s been on a huge growth trajectory – and we believe will shortly be again). But how can you find workers for this specialized industry and bring them into this well-paying career? Well, the trick is workforce development, and now The Solar Foundation has released a 94-page Solar Workforce Development Toolkit designed to help solar companies develop their workforces with a series proved strategies that every business can implement in their day-to-day business practices. Here is the post
Breaking Down The Arizona Breakdown. Can anyone understand what is going on in Arizona? How can a regulatory employee have a spouse be working for a regulated entity? The whole thing goes beyond a family trying to make a living, especially if it is hidden from the public’s knowledge.
Direct Energy Gets Total Capital. The total has made a $1.4billion (euro) investment to acquire 73% of Direct Energie. This is an additive investment to the SunPower investment made many years ago. Direct owns the solar developer Neoen as well as some traditional power generation. Note that this is different than Direct Energy, which is owned by Centrica.
Presented by Sunrun. Sunrun is the largest residential solar, storage and energy services company in the United States with a mission to create a planet run by the sun. Since establishing the solar as a service model in 2007, Sunrun continues to lead the industry in providing clean energy to homeowners with little to no upfront cost and at savings to traditional electricity. Sunrun is excited to expand its solar offerings to Illinois residents.
- SolarWakeup: The Solar Foundation Releases Its Solar Workforce Development Toolkit
- SolarWakeup: Intersolar North America Is Officially Here – What To Expect From SolarWakeup
- SolarWakeup: ACC Insider Dealing Throws Shade on Arizona Solar Market
- PV-Tech: Total closes €1.4 billion deal for Direct Energie
- Greentech Media: Solar Investment Down Nearly 20% From the First Half of 2017
- EDF: New utility settlement highlights how Ohio utilities are leaving FirstEnergy behind on clean energy
- Utility Dive: Energy & utility leaders – How to transform with little to no room for error
- CleanTechnica: New York Solar Bill Encourages Distributed Energy Market To Stay On Target
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Have a great day!
Yann