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 stake…
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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,…
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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…
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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 tech…
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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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