“Blueprint to Leadership” – A New Course for Leaders in the Skilled Trades I’m really excited to announce a new free course from the Energize US team, “Blueprint to Leadership: In Renewable Energy & Life”. Energize US is a dynamic, mission-driven partner bringing positive energy into skilled trades careers. They have a powerful… Continue reading ““Blueprint to Leadership” – A New Course for Leaders in the Skilled Trades”
Be More Than a Solar Company Your electric utility is about to do something really unfair in an attempt to make more money. How do I know? Because they always do. So what can solar companies do to prepare for economic shocks like this? This was… Continue reading “Be More Than a Solar Company”
We Need More Utility-Scale Solar PV Designers Engineers…we need you. You can spend your whole career working in solar energy and never get bored. Climate change is the biggest problem you could tackle and you’ll never have trouble finding interesting work to do. Let’s zoom out and… Continue reading “We Need More Utility-Scale Solar PV Designers”
New Course Announcement: Interconnection of Utility-Scale Solar PV to Transmission It seems like every time news outlets report on new utility-scale solar projects coming online, the megawatt (MW) capacity keeps getting bigger. With an increasing number of high-capacity solar projects in development, many industry professionals are finding themselves in need… Continue reading “New Course Announcement: Interconnection of Utility-Scale Solar PV to Transmission”
An Incubator for Home Performance Contractors “Boosting Contractor Capacity to Meet Home Performance Demand” is a live webinar that will happen on Wednesday August 14th @ 1pm eastern (USA). The edited presentation will then be available here as a free course. We are going to present a… Continue reading “An Incubator for Home Performance Contractors”
FERC Orders 1920 and 1977 – What’s the Bottom Line? The recent buzz in the electric transmission industry, which is a key part of utility-scale renewables growth, is the May 13th issuing of FERC Order 1920 and FERC Order 1977 . FERC Order 1920 FERC Order 1920, “Building for the… Continue reading “FERC Orders 1920 and 1977 – What’s the Bottom Line?”
Heat Pump Retrofits – Let’s Not Screw Them Up You’ve probably heard a lot of hype around heat pumps. States (e.g. New York, Maine, California) are setting aggressive targets and encouraging more heat pump installations because they are a big part of how we can meet climate goals. But… Continue reading “Heat Pump Retrofits – Let’s Not Screw Them Up”
What is the Interconnection Process? Interconnection is a critical and necessary step in the customer journey when seeking to install a grid-tied solar PV system. This is the process by which the customer is able to get permission from the utility to operate their system… Continue reading “What is the Interconnection Process?”
Refrigerants: The #1 Biggest Solution to Reverse Global Warming Solving refrigerant emissions is ranked the single biggest solution to reverse global warming (source: Project Drawdown). “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Refrigerants” is a free introduction to refrigerant management strategies and alternative refrigerants – the playbook for deploying heat pumps responsibly, at scale.… Continue reading “Refrigerants: The #1 Biggest Solution to Reverse Global Warming”
Solar Onboarding 102 – Now Free for Members & Their Friends Starting today, for a limited time, “Solar Onboarding 102 for Non-Solar Professionals” is free for HeatSpring Members and their guests. Members can give the class for free to somebody they know who wants to get started in the solar industry.… Continue reading “Solar Onboarding 102 – Now Free for Members & Their Friends”
Let’s Meet @ RE+ in Las Vegas RE+ is the biggest solar conference in North America. This year it’s happening in Las Vegas on September 11-14, 2023. It’s impossible to see everything at a huge show like this. So here are some of the events that we… Continue reading “Let’s Meet @ RE+ in Las Vegas”
New Solar Onboarding Course – Free for Members & Their Guests We need more good people in the solar industry. If you know somebody ready to jump in, here’s a fun way to help them to be successful: Starting today, for a limited time, “Solar Onboarding 101 for Non-Solar Professionals” is… Continue reading “New Solar Onboarding Course – Free for Members & Their Guests”
New Course Announcement: Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for Solar Companies Did you know that farmers and rural small businesses may be eligible for a grant covering up to 50% of eligible renewable energy project costs up to $1 million, significantly reducing a project’s payback period? It’s an incredible program that… Continue reading “New Course Announcement: Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for Solar Companies”
Grading the States: Clean Energy Adoption and Access to the Grid One difficulty that solar PV and other clean-tech companies face when looking to expand their business into other states is that every state is different – different in their goals, policies, interconnection processes, technical standards, data availability, and other factors.… Continue reading “Grading the States: Clean Energy Adoption and Access to the Grid”
Join us Nov 1-3 at the OSCC conference in Portland Next week I’ll be attending the Oregon Solar + Storage Conference in Portland, Oregon. HeatSpring will be tabling at the career expo on Tuesday so make sure to stop by and say hi. If you haven’t registered, click here to… Continue reading “Join us Nov 1-3 at the OSCC conference in Portland”
How to Start Your Registered Apprenticeship Program “How to Start Your Registered Apprenticeship Program” is a free course where we distill a confusing topic (solar apprenticeships) down into actionable steps. If people are crucial to the success of your business, we hope you’ll join us for this… Continue reading “How to Start Your Registered Apprenticeship Program”
145 Gigawatts of Pure Opportunity Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, we’re going to triple the solar industry by 2027. Yes, that’s right, triple. Today we are installing 20 GW of solar in the US. By 2027, we will be installing 60 GW… Continue reading “145 Gigawatts of Pure Opportunity”
3 Things Your Solar Company Should Do Right Now to Capitalize on the Inflation Reduction Act Adam Gerza from Energy Toolbase joined this week’s live Solar Entrepreneurship class. Adam is incredibly knowledgeable about solar policy and we asked him to speak about the Inflation Reduction Act. What’s really changing and where are the new opportunities for… Continue reading “3 Things Your Solar Company Should Do Right Now to Capitalize on the Inflation Reduction Act”
What the Inflation Reduction Act Could Mean for the HeatSpring Community UPDATE: The Inflation Reduction Act has passed Congress and has signed by President Biden. For many of us working in clean energy and environmental stewardship, hearing that the Inflation Reduction Act passed through the Senate filled us with hope for… Continue reading “What the Inflation Reduction Act Could Mean for the HeatSpring Community”
Provisions Affecting Geothermal Heat Pumps in the Proposed “Inflation Reduction Act” The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) is the voice of the geothermal heat pump industry in the United States. Below is their summary of the provisions affecting geothermal heat pumps in the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ and a brief outlook on where… Continue reading “Provisions Affecting Geothermal Heat Pumps in the Proposed “Inflation Reduction Act””