The IREC Blog

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Solar energy jobs were up in 47 states and increased 9 percent nationwide from 2020 to 2021 to a total of 255,037 solar workers.

Albany, NY (September 1, 2022) – The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $2 million grant to the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) to lead a data-driven campaign to strengthen and diversify the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) workforce. Over the next three years, IREC will develop, pilot, and deploy an outreach campaign in partnership...

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We know that the Inflation Reduction Act will massively increase the amount of renewable energy being installed in the United States, yet there remain a number of barriers that—if not addressed—stand to significantly slow or complicate the process. Learn how these are being addressed.

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the case of West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency is a grave loss for climate protection. State and local efforts like IREC's are now even more important.

On Wednesday, May 25, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) made several changes to the state’s rules governing how distributed energy resources (DERs), such as rooftop solar panels and energy storage systems, connect to the state’s electric distribution grid. The revisions to Illinois’ interconnection rules include a number of positive developments that will streamline the interconnection process and reduce the time and cost to connect clean energy to the grid.

By Gwen Brown & Sky Stanfield After 5 years of work, in late April 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission announced the launch of a new process for resolving disputes that arise during the interconnection of distributed energy resources, like solar and energy storage, to the grid.  While time will tell how the process plays...