The intersection of two worlds
I’ve been asked quite a few times about the National Network of Business and Industry Associations. IREC was invited to join the National Network a year ago and I just got back from Austin where it...
View ArticleTalking heads sometimes bark
Accelerate Your Success: Quality is Quiet. Mistakes are not. IREC premieres our new industry-targeted video this week in Las Vegas at Solar Power International (SPI), Accelerate Your Success: Quality...
View Article6 Trends to Watch for in 2015
Fall is when IREC releases its annual report, Trends Shaping Our Clean Energy Future. These 35 pages are not just a litany of our activities but dig into deeper reasoning of what we’ve done over the...
View ArticleTake a Look at the New 2015 Models
I still find pulling out a yellow legal pad along with a few sharp pencils productive as a way of jotting down notes, ideas and doodles. Tis the season to do so as we start at the top of a new year....
View ArticleThe Third Decade
The obvious isn’t always obvious but when it is, it makes quite a difference. Some game changing models over the past three decades have given us strong footing as we move into a new era on how...
View ArticleThe Micro Movement – Filling Big Shoes
When spring finally settled on New England earlier this year, I joined friends in a round of beer from a local micro-brewery. The pale ale with citrus and malt undertones was delicious and promised...
View ArticleAn Eloquent 21st Century Way to Hire Those with the Right Credentials
It might be the case of too much information. With so much confusion and multiple search stops along the way, a hiring agent without a detective badge and a Fedora might understandably walk away from...
View ArticleHeroes or Villains in 2016
Some of the “quieter” clean energy issues could be pulled in either direction in 2016: hero or villain. The expectation is that 2016 will be a roller coaster ride for solar and clean energy markets....
View ArticleRoof to Outlet – New Consumer Tools for Smooth Solar Transactions
We know that commercial and utility-scale solar installations are ringing up impressive numbers of megawatts. These vast solar power plants are bringing significant clean energy into the grid. But,...
View ArticleA Heartfelt Farewell but not a Goodbye
After 22 years as the head of the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), I step down as the organization’s president and CEO not with a retirement announcement; just a change I make with...
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