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The Solar Foundation Releases 2015 Solar Jobs Census
(February 10, 2016) Washington, DC — The Solar Foundation (TSF), an independent nonprofit research and education organization, released state-by-state data from its annual National Solar Jobs Census...
View Article50 States of Solar Report Released
The purpose of this report (released February 2016) is to provide state lawmakers and regulators, electric utilities, the solar industry, and other energy stakeholders with timely, accurate, and...
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Women in Solar Energy Meets in Seattle
On the evening of February 23, 2015, DLR Group (an architecture firm) hosted more than 60 women and men to the second annual Women in Solar Energy gathering. It was part of a 17 city simultaneous event...
View ArticleSolar Washington participates in discussions concerning the future of net...
March 29, 2016 - During the 2015 Washington State Solar Summit presented by Solar Washington a panel of stakeholders discussed the future of net metering, third party ownership, and rate design. At the...
View ArticleSolar Washington May 2016 General Meeting Review
The May 2016 SW General Meeting took place Wednesday, May 4 in Seattle. The May General Meeting featured two topics: Post 2016 Legislative Session Discussion, andNext Generation Materials and Systems...
View ArticleSolar Washington Speaks at Climate Careers Panel
On Tuesday, August 22 Solar Washington Board President David Nicol served on a Climate Careers Panel for teens led by the Seattle Youth Climate Action Network in partnership with the Woodland Park Zoo,...
View ArticleSnoPUD's "Planet Power" funds two new solar installations for 2016
Everett, WA — Several thousand Snohomish County PUD customers are supporting solar energy by participating in the utility’s voluntary Planet Power green energy program. The PUD will fund two additional...
View ArticleWA Dept of Commerce Awarded DoE Grant
The Energy Department announced $21.4 million in funding for 17 new projects to help reduce the "soft costs" commonly found with solar energy, such as installation, permitting, and connecting to the...
View ArticleReport from the Fall 2016 Northwest Clean & Affordable Energy Conference
The Northwest Energy Coalition and the Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association hosted the Fall 2016 Northwest Clean & Affordable Energy Conference November 17 & 18 in Portland, Oregon. The...
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Washington's Largest Rooftop Solar Array Completed Atop IKEA in Renton
From January 2017 Press ReleaseRenton, WA-Home furnishings retailer IKEA recently completed an installation of solar panels atop the relocated Seattle-area store that opened in early Spring 2017. The...
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Solar Washington at the 2017 YMCA Environmental Symposium
Solar Washington Board Member (and CEO of Pure Solar) Rich Phillips (pictured left) and SW Executive Director Patrick Nugent gave a presentation on solar on Friday, March 24 on the campus of the...
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SnoPUD's Solar Express Sunsetting
The Solar Express program, operated by Snohomish County PUD, is sunsetting. Projects must be submitted by June 30, 2017 in order to be considered for a cash incentive. Through SnoPUD's Solar Express...
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Snohomish PUD installs second energy storage system
Snohomish County PUD dedicated its second energy storage system in March 2017, recently installed at a substation in Everett, Wash. The system is the world’s largest containerized vanadium flow battery...
View ArticleSolar Foundation Publishes Research on Solar Training and Hiring
Two-thirds of solar installation firms report that "difficulty finding qualified applicants" is increasing costs and impacting their ability to expand, according to a new research report released this...
View ArticleTri-Cities Climate Change & Solar Energy Forum includes presentation by Solar...
A forum addressing climate change, energy conservation and related topics was hosted by the WSU Tri-Cities Environmental Club earlier this week. Eugene Wilkie, owner of Now! Solar and a Solar...
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Solar WA President Gives TED X Talk on Using Solar to Power Microgrids in Alaska
Solar Washington President David Nicol recently gave a TED X talk on the campus of WWU in Bellingham to talk about his experience working on solar microgrid projects in Alaska. Nicol describes the high...
View ArticleSolar Foundation Releases Solar Industry Diversity Study
Washington, D.C. -- New research released by The Solar Foundation in partnership with the Solar Energy Industries Association’s Women’s Empowerment Committee reveals that the 260,000-worker-strong U.S....
View ArticlePassage of The Solar Jobs Bill: A Win for Washington
By Joan Schrammeck, Solar Washington Board MemberSigned by the Governor on July 7, 2017, SB 5939 moves clean renewable solar electricity forward in our state now through 2029. The bill was backed by a...
View ArticleSolar Washington speaks at annual real estate conference
Solar Washington President David Nicol presented an introduction to solar in the residential market in front of an audience of real estate professionals and appraisers at the October 6 Fall Real Estate...
View ArticleSolar Plus Initiative seeks to triple the amount of solar energy in the NW by...
Solar Plus is a regional effort led by a broad coalition of stakeholders that are working towards tripling the amount of solar energy installed in Washington and Oregon by 2019.
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