Webinar & Events - Policy

State-Federal RPS Collaborative Webinar: Cross-State RPS Interactions

February 25, 2015

New analysis from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) quantifies the extent to which RPSs were met with out-of-state renewable energy in 2012 and 2013. Jenny Heeter of NREL will describe and discuss these findings.

Streamlining Residential Solar Permitting Processes at the Municipal Level: Lessons from California

February 20, 2015

The Clean Energy States Alliance hosted a webinar on California’s approach to residential solar photovoltaic (PV) permitting.

RPS Collaborative Webinar: The Effect of State Policy Suites on Solar Markets

February 2, 2015

This webinar features a discussion of NREL’s recent report “The Effect of State Policy Suites on the Development of Solar Markets.” This report examined policy-related and non-policy-based factors that have influenced state solar markets.

CEG Webinar: New Initiatives in Community Resilient Power

January 30, 2015

This webinar, presented by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, features Rob Sanders of Clean Energy Group, Jared Lang of National Housing Trust, and Tom Osdoba of Enterprise Community Partners for a discussion of the lessons learned in the early development of community resilient power projects in New York City, Washington DC and throughout the country.

ESTAP Webinar: DOE OE Energy Storage Safety Strategic Plan

January 14, 2015

This webinar, presented by the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA)’s Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership (ESTAP), features a discussion on the US Department of Energy Office of Electricity (DOE-OE)’s energy storage safety strategic plan. Panelists include Dr. Imre Gyuk of the US DOE-OE, Sean Hearne of Sandia National Labs, Kenneth Willette of the National Fire Protection Association, and Vincent Sprenkle of the Pacific Northwestern National Laboratory.

Clean Energy Group Webinar: Energy Storage in FERC Territories

January 9, 2015

This webinar, presented by Clean Energy Group’s Resilient Power Project, features Judith Judson of Customized Energy Solutions to provide updates on the changing rules and markets for ancillary services in various ISOs, RTOs, and other electricity service territories.

CESA State Leadership in Clean Energy Webinar: Accelerating Resilient Power in Connecticut and New York

December 16, 2014

This webinar highlighted two winning programs from CESA’s 2014 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP)’s Microgrid Program, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)’s CHP Acceleration Program. Guest speakers included Dana Levy of NYSERDA, and Veronica Szczerkowski and Tracy Babbidge of CTDEEP.

NWRC Webinar: Training a Domestic Skilled Workforce to Support the Development of a US Offshore Wind Industry

December 11, 2014

This webinar, presented by the Northeast Wind Resource Center (NWRC), features a discussion on the standards and skills needed to prepare US workers to meet the needs of the emerging offshore wind industry. Panelists include Earl Walker of Siemens Energy, and Megan Amsler of Self-Reliance Corporation/ North Atlantic Offshore Training and Development Center.

RPS Collaborative Webinar: Tracking Systems and Section 111(d) State Plans

December 10, 2014

In this webinar, Lars Kvale of APX summarized and discussed his recent report “Using Tracking Systems with the Implementation of Section 111(d) State Plans.”

CESA State Leadership in Clean Energy Webinar: Economic Development and Job Growth in Massachusetts and New Mexico

December 8, 2014

This webinar will highlight two winning programs from CESA’s 2014 State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards: Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s Clean Energy Internship Program, and New Mexico Energy Conservation and Management Division’s Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit. In two very different ways, both Massachusetts and New Mexico’s programs have worked to accelerate renewable energy market growth in their state.