What’s New with NABCEP Credentials in 2026? Sean White Breaks It Down NABCEP credentials have always been the benchmark for solar and storage professionals, but 2026 is shaping up to be an interesting year for their credential landscape. The PV Associate exam has gotten a Job Task Analysis (JTA) update, the newer… Continue reading “What’s New with NABCEP Credentials in 2026? Sean White Breaks It Down”
New Free Course: Ace the Interview, Know Your Value, and Negotiate Like a Pro If you’ve ever accepted a job offer wishing you had pushed back on the salary, or left an interview unsure whether you actually communicated your value, this course is for you. Solar for Women just released a new free on-demand… Continue reading “New Free Course: Ace the Interview, Know Your Value, and Negotiate Like a Pro”
New Courses: Introduction to Hand Tools and Power Tools for Solar HeatSpring is excited to announce two new courses from Jenny Conrardy: Introduction to Hand Tools for Solar and Introduction to Power Tools for Solar. Who These Courses Are For These courses are built for new solar employees, apprentices, and career… Continue reading “New Courses: Introduction to Hand Tools and Power Tools for Solar”
What Does SCADA Connect on a Utility-Scale Solar Project? On a utility-scale solar project, SCADA connects three distinct parts of the system: the PV equipment, the substation, and the utility. Each layer often speaks a different protocol, and understanding how they fit together is foundational to working with these… Continue reading “What Does SCADA Connect on a Utility-Scale Solar Project? “
We Just Redesigned the HeatSpring Classroom When was the last time you took a class on HeatSpring? Last week we rolled out a redesigned classroom and it’s pretty sweet. You should check it out. What’s New? The average HeatSpring learner works at a bigger company than… Continue reading “We Just Redesigned the HeatSpring Classroom”
Student Spotlight: How Amelia Fox Is Helping Mississippi Homeowners Take Control of Their Energy When Amelia Fox signed up for her first BPI course through HeatSpring, she had already done something most building performance professionals never do: she used herself as the test case. Before she ever knocked on a client’s door, she spent… Continue reading “Student Spotlight: How Amelia Fox Is Helping Mississippi Homeowners Take Control of Their Energy”
The Complete Utility-Scale Solar Curriculum: Introducing the Utility-Scale Solar Executive Bundle If you’ve been following Andy Nyce’s courses on HeatSpring, you know the catalog has grown substantially. Andy has spent over a decade working across every phase of utility-scale solar execution, and over the past few years he’s turned that experience… Continue reading “The Complete Utility-Scale Solar Curriculum: Introducing the Utility-Scale Solar Executive Bundle”
The Ultimate Guide to Getting Your NABCEP OMAT Credential The NABCEP Operations & Maintenance Associate Technician (OMAT) credential is the newest entry-level credential from the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP), and it officially launched on April 7, 2026. While the PV Associate has long served as… Continue reading “The Ultimate Guide to Getting Your NABCEP OMAT Credential”
Meet Jenny Conrardy – Instructor Spotlight Meet Jenny Conrardy, the new Lead Instructor for HeatSpring CORE. Jenny’s path into the trades grew organically from years of farm work, food systems advocacy, and a deep belief that good work and good values go hand in hand. Six… Continue reading “Meet Jenny Conrardy – Instructor Spotlight”
New Course: Development in Utility-Scale Solar Many people who work in solar have never seen all the work that gets put in before construction begins. If you’re in construction, you inherit a project that someone else spent years putting together. If you’re in finance or asset… Continue reading “New Course: Development in Utility-Scale Solar”
Build a Solar Financial Model from Scratch with This New HeatSpring Course Plenty of solar professionals can spec a system. Fewer can build a financial model that can inform a real investment decision. HeatSpring’s new course, Intro to Solar Financial Modeling in Excel, helps to close that gap. The course is led… Continue reading “Build a Solar Financial Model from Scratch with This New HeatSpring Course”
What Is a Certificate of Insurance on a Solar Construction Site? Before a subcontractor ever sets foot on a utility-scale solar project, there’s a stack of paperwork that has to be in order: contracts, licenses, bonds, and one document that tends to get overlooked until something goes wrong – the certificate… Continue reading “What Is a Certificate of Insurance on a Solar Construction Site?”
New Course: Hand & Power Tools for Construction Professionals Construction is bringing in more new workers than it has in years. That means more people on job sites who are still building their tool knowledge and more pressure on experienced leaders to close that gap quickly. Hand & Power… Continue reading “New Course: Hand & Power Tools for Construction Professionals”
The NABCEP ESIP Exam Is Now Available in Spanish NABCEP has announced that the Energy Storage Installation Professional (ESIP) exam is now available in Spanish. For professionals who prefer Spanish and want to demonstrate their expertise in battery storage systems, this is a big step forward. To take the… Continue reading “The NABCEP ESIP Exam Is Now Available in Spanish”
Meet Tripper Gawan – Instructor Spotlight The best clean energy education comes from people who’ve done the work. Not only studied it, but shown up on job sites, solved the hard problems, and grown through the process. Those are the instructors HeatSpring is built around. The… Continue reading “Meet Tripper Gawan – Instructor Spotlight”
What is SCADA? More than 43 GW of new utility-scale solar capacity is planned for 2026 in the U.S., which would represent a 60% increase over the previous year, according to the Energy Information Administration. Every one of those plants runs on a… Continue reading “What is SCADA?”
Who Does What: A Candidate’s Guide to NABCEP, Certemy, and Meazure Learning The NABCEP certification process involves more than one organization, and it’s not always clear who handles what. We sat down with NABCEP Certification Manager Luis Gallaga to break it down for us: If you’re working toward your NABCEP certification, this… Continue reading “Who Does What: A Candidate’s Guide to NABCEP, Certemy, and Meazure Learning”
What Does It Take to Level Up in Solar + Storage Operations and Maintenance? Amanda Bybee has spent years building the systems, standards, and training that keep solar and storage assets running. As CEO of the Amicus O&M Cooperative, the creator of the Tech 1 and Tech 2 courses, she knows exactly what separates… Continue reading “What Does It Take to Level Up in Solar + Storage Operations and Maintenance?”
What is the SEIA/ANSI 301 Standard and Why Does It Matter for Solar and BESS O&M Technicians? Job titles, pay scales, and expectations for O&M technicians have historically varied widely from one solar company to the next. A Level 2 technician at one employer might be doing completely different work than a Level 2 at another. For… Continue reading “What is the SEIA/ANSI 301 Standard and Why Does It Matter for Solar and BESS O&M Technicians?”
Meet Vaughan Woodruff – Instructor Spotlight Behind every HeatSpring course is an exceptional instructor. Industry veterans who bring hands-on experience, real enthusiasm, and a genuine investment in student success. Online learning has a way of keeping those educators at arm’s length, even when their impact is… Continue reading “Meet Vaughan Woodruff – Instructor Spotlight”