Alumni Stories

HeatSpring Alums are some of the most interesting, talented professionals on the planet. Whenever we can scrape together some extra time, we enjoy learning and writing about the exciting things they do. Have a story to share? We’d love to hear from you. Please send a note to Abby Thompson, HeatSpring’s Product Marketing Manager, at abby(at)heatspring.com.

Meeting the Demands of the Solar Plus Era: Why Shaw Solar is Launching their Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Electrical Apprenticeship Program

Based in Durango, Colorado, Shaw Solar can be described as a big fish in a small pond. Opening their doors back in 2006, they initially worked on residential and small commercial solar thermal and PV and some lead-acid battery storage. They are a member of the Amicus Solar Cooperative and a certified B Corp. Today, […]

July 17th, 2023|Categories: Alumni Stories, Learning & Development, Registered Apprenticeship Programs, Solar, Solar Business Growth, Solar Design & Installation, Solar miscellaneous, Solar Plus Storage, Zero Net Energy Buildings||
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Celebrating Top Solar Companies: A Conversation with Arevon 

The United States had 73.5 GW of utility scale solar capacity as of January 2023, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). If everything continues as planned, it will be the first year that more than half of the U.S. generating capacity additions are solar. With so much growth in utility scale solar, we love […]

May 10th, 2023|Categories: Alumni Stories, HeatSpring for Teams, Solar, Solar Business Growth, Solar miscellaneous, Utility-Scale Solar||
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Celebrating Top Solar Companies: A Conversation with Ecogy Energy

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), more than 255,000 Americans work in solar at more than 10,000 different companies. That’s a ton of options for companies in the solar industry to work for and work with. We wanted to take a moment and celebrate a top notch solar company – Ecogy Energy.

Recently, I […]

January 5th, 2023|Categories: Alumni Stories, HeatSpring for Teams, Solar||
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“We Don’t Have a (Solar) Labor Shortage”

“We don’t have a labor shortage. We have a shortage of jobs people want to do.”

That’s my favorite quote from the IREC Workforce Summit that took place last week in Washington D.C. The room was full of educators, policy organizations, solar advocates, and government representatives sharing their ideas and best practices for the future of […]

October 29th, 2022|Categories: Alumni Stories, Conferences and Events, Free Courses, HeatSpring for Teams, HeatSpring Partners, Registered Apprenticeship Programs, Renewable Energy Policy, Solar Business Growth, Solar miscellaneous|Tags: , , |
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Why Your Install Crews Don’t Have (M)any Women

It’s no secret that women are very underrepresented in the solar industry. According to the National Solar Job Census, women made up just under 30% of solar employees in 2021, which is well below the 47% of women that make up the national workforce. Looking at women in solar trades positions, that number surely diminishes […]

July 27th, 2022|Categories: Alumni Stories, Solar, Solar Design & Installation, Solar miscellaneous, Women in Solar Energy||
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