IREC

IREC creates toolkit to help solar contractors start Registered Apprenticeship Programs

IREC is collaborating closely with industry and workforce intermediary partners to help clean energy companies navigate the apprenticeship landscape. IREC was recently named an Apprenticeship Ambassador by the U.S. Department of Labor. In order to give businesses and other stakeholders the underlying knowledge and extra resources required to train the clean energy workforce through RAPs, the organization recently released a toolkit.

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Sustainable Energy Action Committee (SEAC)

Women in Codes and Standards

Women are underrepresented in the energy codes and standards field. As the clean energy workforce expands, we must ensure that women have equitable access to these jobs. Members of IREC's Sustainable Energy Action Committee (SEAC) recently discussed what it's like to be a woman in the energy industry, and how to bring more women into the field.

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Climate Resolve

Keeping It Cool in the Neighborhood

One way to prevent those needless injuries is a new idea: community resilience centers.

We like to think of them as places that can withstand the shocks and stressors of extreme heat. When all else fails—these places don’t! Unlike cooling centers, where few people go, community resilience centers would be designed by and for the communities that need help most.

Thanks to funding by the Strategic Growth Council (SGC), $270 million dollars will soon become available to plan and develop community resilience centers.

Before the SGC can roll out the program, they’d like to hear from you!

Comments are due by: 1/27/23

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2022 Clean Energy Retrospective

Let’s look back at everything we’ve accomplished from January to December. This has been a historic year for clean energy, from the launch of the Clean Energy Corps in January recruiting talented, committed people from across the country to the roll-out of three Energy Earthshots in September that will cut costs for critical technologies like geothermal systems, offshore wind, and industrial heat processes

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Making Our Homes More Efficient: Clean Energy Tax Credits for Consumers

Learn more about the tax credits available to homeowners—and in some cases renters—for the 2022 through 2032 tax years.

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