FREE ONLINE: GreenExpo365 Web Event Registration and Activity Guide

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FREE ONLINE EVENT NOT TO MISS
Over 6,000 architects, builders, and others interested in green building have joined the green building industry's leading online, virtual trade show and community, GreenExpo365.com. Why? Because nowhere else can you find exhibitors committed to helping the industry learn, live, and deliver sustainable solutions in the building industry. PLUS, free webinars delivered by experienced industry insiders with ideas and solutions for you to learn from. MARCH 8 - 9 is our next "live event" with webinars and exhibitors ready to talk green building. Below is the webinar schedule, plus the virtual trade show open from 8a-2p Pacific. No Travel. No Fee. Just great green building information. 8a PT: "Not So Big: The Doorway to Happy Customers" Sarah Susanka, Best selling author "Not So Big House," architect and cultural visionary Join one of the most popular and known green building architect and author in a discussion around how to use her "Not So Big" practices to help deliver happy home buyers. Last year's presentation with Sarah was our most popular, so arrive early and come with questions. Webinar Details / Add to your Outlook Calendar 11a PT: "The Business Case for Net Zero Energy Green Buildings" Jerry Yudelson, Professional engineer, author, consultant and green building expert The action in green building has moved dramatically in the past year from LEED Platinum as the highest achievement to Living Building Certification and Net Zero Energy buildings. Are we likely to see the goalposts moved from LEED Platinum to Net Zero building? What is the business case that will drive this movement? What are the driving forces and inhibiting forces? What does Net Zero really mean? How can design teams respond to this new building owner interest in Net Zero? Find out from one of the leading experts in the field. Webinar Details / Add to your Outlook Calendar 1p PT: "Remodeling and the Green Building Standard" Beere & Belcher Philip Beere, LEED AP - 2010 NAHB Green Advocate of the Year, Green Street Development Matt Belcher - Belcher Homes, St. Louis, MO, Author of "Build Green and Save" Participate in a great discussion with two experienced remodelers as they share how they used National Green Building Standards to assess homes and make focused improvements to their projects' energy and water savings as well as indoor air quality. Webinar Details / Add to your Outlook Calendar 8a PT: "You Can Do It! 10 Easy Steps to High Performance Houses" Mark LaLiberte, Distinguished trainer, author, presenter and consultant Let green building expert Mark LaLiberte simplify high performance houses for you. During this hour-long webinar, Mark will break it down in basic terms and steps to take back to the designs and site and implement today. Webinar Details / Add to your Outlook Calendar
	11a PT: "How to increase the value of your project by using LEED for Homes" Asa Foss, USGBC, LEED Homes Technical Development U.S. Green Building Council Get the inside view on LEED for Homes and how to get the most out of using it. Asa talks about the value of 3rd party certifications, how to select the appropriate LEED rating system for your project, explain the difference between prerequisites and credits, and walk through the credit categories that LEED uses to define a green building. Plus, as with every GreenExpo365 webinar, we'll open the floor your questions. Webinar Details / Add to your Outlook Calendar

Free AIA/CES Registered Webinar - 10a PT, February 22: "Conservation vs. Renewable Energy – What is the Future of Energy" Dr. Jennifer L. Languell, President, Trifecta Construction Solutions, Host of "Discovery Project Earth", and Immediate Past President & VP, Florida Green Building Coalition, returns to engage the GreenExpo365 community in a discussion on energy. Some people see renewable energy as the answer, where others see the solution more around reducing what we are currently using. What is your take? This free webinar is scheduled for February 22, 10a PT, in the GreenExpo365.com Auditorium. ✓AIA/CES REGISTERED: 1 HSW/SD/LU Hour Mark your calendar today

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FW: February 2011 Connecting to the Grid Newsletter

In This Issue Note from the Editor State News in Detail Miscellaneous News Quick Links View the entire newsletter in PDF format  Visit IREC online    Contact Laurel Varnado  FEBRUARY 2011 Vol. 14 No. 2 Note from the Editor - You can have your (net metering) cake and eat it too   If you're like me, you like cake. And if so, you've probably also shared my frustration when you show up to a party and a few guests have eaten all the cake, leaving only a few sad crumbs behind.  This issue of equality of access applies not only to dessert, but also to the renewable energy industry, and to net metering in particular. One of the merits of a well-designed net metering policy is that it is available to everyone. However, challenges can arise when the participation of a few net metering customers crowds out others who want a piece of the distributed generation action (cake?).   Over the past few years, we have seen a definite trend of states increasing or eliminating their system size caps for net metering. If these limits don't also correspond to an increase in aggregate participation caps, it can mean that a few large projects can potentially consume a state's net metering allocation.  Hawaii has taken proactive measures to mitigate this potential problem by allocating a percentage of the participation cap to smaller systems. Each utility has a slightly different allocation, but generally 40-50% of their aggregate caps are dedicated to systems sized 10 kW and smaller. [Continued in Newsletter] State News in Detail    Northeast States               New York's ConEdison customers double solar capacity   Massachusetts DPU announces net metering eligibility hearing   Mid-Atlantic States         D.C.'s Mount Pleasant Solar Co-op challenges Pepco's handling of net metering   Midwestern States           Indiana IURC reschedules net metering hearing   Southern States             Mississippi opens the door for net metering   Unearthed in Florida: Meter Aggregation! Also, GRU FIT applicants selected   Western States                            California's SCE expands community solar options for customers; continues work on state feed-in tariff   Idaho PUC limits the size of wind and solar project   Oregon PUC to discuss meter aggregation changes       Other States                    Alaska RCA invites comments on interconnection   Hawaii sees unprecedented solar growth IREC and Miscellaneous News     IREC's round table round up   DOE announces the release of two community solar guides   FERC reviews mandatory QF purchases   White House establishes renewables export initiative Visit Us Online at www.irecusa.org

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Program (Solar Program) posts current and past funding opportunities for all program areas, including research and development (R&D) for photovoltaics and concentrating solar power, systems integration, and market transformation projects. In addition, links to related opportunities from DOE national laboratories and other federal agencies are available.
In carrying out its vision and mission, the federal Solar Program conducts a broad portfolio of activities to make electricity from solar technologies more cost competitive with conventional forms of electricity.
This open, competitive solicitation process is designed to meet the top technology needs identified by industry's roadmaps. SETP funding opportunities encourage collaborative partnerships among industry, universities, national laboratories, federal, state, and local governments and non-government agencies and advocacy groups. Solicitations, when available, include financial and technical assistance.

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Description: DOE intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to facilitate the demonstration of utility-scale, concentrating solar technologies, which include Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) and Concentrating Photovoltaics (CPV), within the next 30 to 60 days. The objective of the FOA is to enable advanced technologies to bridge the gap between system development and commercial deployment. This FOA would support the demonstration of CSP and CPV technology at a sufficient scale to prove their readiness for utility-scale power production. Technologies and systems that successfully complete demonstrations under this program may be better positioned to secure financing from private sources for utility scale projects.

Request for Information Update

Gathering information from specific audiences is valuable as financial opportunities are developed. The purpose of a request for information (RFI) is to gather input periodically throughout the year, especially as multiple opportunities for funding and technical assistance are planned for the year.

In May 2010, DOE released a Request For Information (RFI) on solar workforce certifications and training program accreditation. Based on the comments received under this RFI, respondents agreed that DOE leadership and financial support in this area is important. Because there was not a clear consensus regarding the exact direction DOE should take, the Solar Program plans to gather additional stakeholder input in early 2011 to identify the key issues surrounding credentialing and assessment of the solar workforce. Please note there are no plans to issue a competitive solicitation in this area, but funding opportunities may be available at a later date.
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Solar America Communities

Solar America Cities Partnerships

Visit the Solar America Communities Web site to find more details on all Solar America Communities activities.

Through the Solar America Communities effort, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is working to rapidly increase the use and integration of solar energy in communities across the country.

DOE recognizes the important role of local governments in accelerating widespread solar energy adoption. As the nation's centers of electricity consumption, cities are uniquely positioned to reduce global climate change, strengthen America's energy independence, and support the transition to a clean energy economy by converting to solar energy sources.
DOE has taken a three-pronged approach to identifying and overcoming barriers to urban solar implementation, then sharing lessons learned and best practices to facilitate replication across the nation:

• Solar America Cities Partnerships are cooperative agreements between DOE and 25 large U.S. cities to develop comprehensive, city-wide approaches to increasing solar energy use. Learn more about the solar activities in these cities. The Solar America Cities partnerships are the foundation of the Solar America Communities program.
• Solar America Cities Special Projects, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, tackle key barriers to urban solar energy use that were identified through the 25 city partnerships. Read more about these special projects.
• Solar America Communities Outreach Partnership is an effort to share the best practices developed through the original 25 city partnerships and special projects with hundreds of other local governments, accelerating solar energy adoption across the United States. Learn more about the outreach efforts.

As a result of widespread success in the 25 Solar America Cities, DOE expanded these activities in 2010 by launching a national outreach effort described above. As the Solar America Cities activities evolved to include this new outreach effort, this effort was renamed Solar America Communities to reflect DOE's commitment to supporting solar initiatives in all types of local jurisdictions, including cities and counties.