Your Guide to Making the Most of HeatSpring Assessments You’ve enrolled in a HeatSpring course to build your expertise – in solar, building science, energy storage systems, or another area. It’s important to remember that the video lessons are just a part of your learning journey. HeatSpring courses now… Continue reading “Your Guide to Making the Most of HeatSpring Assessments”
The Difference Between Load-Side & Supply-Side Connections: Sean White Explains The distinction between load-side and supply-side connections is fundamental to solar and energy storage installations, yet the terminology keeps evolving, and the common terms don’t always match what’s actually in the code. In the video below, HeatSpring instructor Sean White… Continue reading “The Difference Between Load-Side & Supply-Side Connections: Sean White Explains”
Why Your Solar Service Department Looks Unprofitable (And How to Fix It) If your service department looks like a money pit on paper, you might not have a service problem – you might have an accounting problem. In a recent HeatSpring PRO Circle discussion with Amanda Bybee, CEO of the Amicus O&M… Continue reading “Why Your Solar Service Department Looks Unprofitable (And How to Fix It)”
How the Shift From EVs to Data Centers Is Reshaping the Battery Market The battery market is experiencing a dramatic shift – and it’s creating opportunities for energy storage professionals. HeatSpring instructor Wes Kennedy breaks down the technology trends reshaping the industry: how EV manufacturing overcapacity is driving battery prices down, why Ford… Continue reading “How the Shift From EVs to Data Centers Is Reshaping the Battery Market”
Energy Storage in 2026: Policy Changes, Market Reality, and Long-Term Outlook If you’re wondering how 2025 policy changes are affecting energy storage demand, this conversation is for you. Wes Kennedy, instructor of Comprehensive Solar Plus Storage, walks through the key dynamics shaping the market: why storage maintained federal incentives while solar… Continue reading “Energy Storage in 2026: Policy Changes, Market Reality, and Long-Term Outlook”
New Course Announcement: IGSHPA Residential Installation Technician (RIT) Certificate Ground-source heat pump systems are quickly becoming essential technology in the HVAC market as utilities and homeowners prioritize decarbonization and energy efficiency. For technicians ready to add this in-demand skill to their toolkit, HeatSpring now offers the IGSHPA Residential Installation… Continue reading “New Course Announcement: IGSHPA Residential Installation Technician (RIT) Certificate”
2026 Could Be the Best Year of Your Life Take out a clean sheet of paper and get ready for a pep talk. 2026 will be the best year ever. We live on an incredible planet alongside other smart people who love us. We’ve never had more information or… Continue reading “2026 Could Be the Best Year of Your Life”
Solar Workforce Program Spotlight: Passaic County Community College When Passaic County Community College received a federal grant to launch a solar and renewable energy training program, they faced a challenge familiar to many workforce development initiatives: how do you build an effective program from scratch? Three years later,… Continue reading “Solar Workforce Program Spotlight: Passaic County Community College”
The 3 Rules of Air Sealing It’s not that hard really, at least in principle. You want to reduce the air leakage in your home so you keep the conditioned air inside and the cold air outside this winter. What’s the advice of all those stories… Continue reading “The 3 Rules of Air Sealing”
What is String Sizing in PV Solar Design? Sean White Explains String sizing is one of the most critical and foundational calculations in PV system design. At its core, string sizing is about understanding how solar modules behave under different temperature conditions and ensuring your system operates safely within the voltage… Continue reading “What is String Sizing in PV Solar Design? Sean White Explains”
How Companies Launch an O&M Department (and Why Your Accounting Matters More Than You Think) There’s a predictable moment in virtually every growing solar company’s trajectory – the day you realize that pulling installers off job sites to handle service calls is costing you more than you thought. Most solar businesses don’t strategically plan their… Continue reading “How Companies Launch an O&M Department (and Why Your Accounting Matters More Than You Think)”
Rapid Shutdown in PV Installations: Sean White Explains Rapid shutdown requirements can feel overwhelming, but they’re actually pretty straightforward once you understand their purpose. In this video, HeatSpring instructor Sean White cuts through the confusion about NEC 690.12 rapid shutdown requirements for PV systems on buildings. He explains… Continue reading “Rapid Shutdown in PV Installations: Sean White Explains”
Understanding BPI Certifications | Insights from Industry Expert Brynn Cooksey Building Performance Institute (BPI) certifications are essential credentials for building science professionals across the country. To guide you through the BPI certification journey, we turned to Brynn Cooksey, HeatSpring’s lead BPI certification prep instructor and owner of Air Doctors Heating… Continue reading “Understanding BPI Certifications | Insights from Industry Expert Brynn Cooksey”
Got Skills People Keep Asking You About? Maybe It’s Time to Teach. If you’ve been in the trades or clean energy industry for a while, you may be one of those people who get asked the same questions over and over. How do you approach this tricky install? What’s your process for… Continue reading “Got Skills People Keep Asking You About? Maybe It’s Time to Teach.”
Solar & Storage Conferences Happening in 2026 The 2026 conference circuit isn’t slowing down, despite the market and policy challenges facing the industry. These events remain one of the most direct ways to see new products, understand policy changes, and connect with the people driving the market… Continue reading “Solar & Storage Conferences Happening in 2026”
Building Performance + HVAC Conferences Happening in 2026 The work of making buildings more efficient, comfortable, and resilient doesn’t happen in isolation. In-person events and conferences remain the most direct way to see what’s actually working in the field – new equipment innovations that solve old problems, code… Continue reading “Building Performance + HVAC Conferences Happening in 2026”
The Hidden ROI of Solar Service Work Many solar companies only think about operations and maintenance (O&M) in simple terms: what does it cost to roll a truck for a service call, and what revenue does that call generate? But this narrow accounting view can miss the… Continue reading “The Hidden ROI of Solar Service Work”
New Addition to AI Tools Course: Building Web Apps Without Being a Developer HeatSpring’s Director of Enterprise Learning Brick Maier recently delivered a comprehensive workshop demonstrating how to build and deploy web applications – from idea to deployed app in just 26 minutes – using Claude Code, and all the demo videos and… Continue reading “New Addition to AI Tools Course: Building Web Apps Without Being a Developer”
The State of Solar Jobs 2025 Where are solar jobs today? Which market segments are hiring? And what do the latest employment numbers tell us about where the industry is headed? We turned to the Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s (IREC) newest National Solar Jobs Census to… Continue reading “The State of Solar Jobs 2025”
Is 2026 the Year You Get Your NABCEP PV Installation Professional Certification? Ready to level up your solar career in 2026? There’s never been a better time to pursue your NABCEP PV Installation Professional (PVIP) Certification. If you don’t yet have all your required installation experience, NABCEP’s new Board Eligible Status program… Continue reading “Is 2026 the Year You Get Your NABCEP PV Installation Professional Certification?”