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Solar Powering Your Community: Renewable Energy Certificates

February 1, 2013

Rich Deming, Senior partner at Calor Energy and Walter Putnam, partner at Shift Equity, joined the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) to explain Renewable Energy Certificates. Join Rich and Walter to learn about how local governments can utilize Renewable Energy Certificates as easily as private entities.

Regional Solar Podcast: Denver Regional Council of Governments

February 1, 2013

Matt Krusemark, Information Services Manager at the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) joined the National Association of Regional Councils to discuss DRCOG’s solar map project. Learn more about the technologies and techniques DRCOG used to create this user-friendly method to find out a building’s solar pv potential in the Denver, Colorado region.

Regional Solar Podcast: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

December 6, 2012

Join Elizabeth Compitello, Research Analyst at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) to learn how DVRPC is working to make the Philadelphia region a...

Regional Solar Podcast: Pima Association of Governments

December 4, 2012

Colleen Crowninshield and Sheila Storm, with the Pima Association of Government discuss their efforts to making the southern Arizona region a leader is solar deployment....

Regional Solar Podcast: Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission

August 27, 2012

Laura Mundell, with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), discusses solar in greater Pittsburgh Region, and SPC's engagement in the Department of Energy's Rooftop Solar Challenge.

Utilities, Local Governments, and Solar

August 21, 2012

In this podcast, Becky Campbell, a Research Manager with the Solar Electric Power Association discusses utilities and solar. This podcast covers what utilities see as some of the benefits and concerns when it comes to solar, and how local governments can effectively work with utilities to go solar.

Solar, Sustainability, and Energy Efficiency in Columbia, Missouri

April 30, 2012

Barbara Buffaloe, the city of Columbia, Missouri’s Sustainability Manager and Connie Kacprowicz, a Utilities Services Specialist for Columbia Water and Light discuss the city’s solar...

Solar in Pittsburgh

March 29, 2012

Jason Kambitsis, a Senior Planner with the City of Pittsburgh's Department of City Planning, discusses the Pittsburgh Solar Initiative. Pittsburgh was named as one of the Department of Energy's 25 Solar America City in 2007 and as a member of a Rooftop Solar Challenge team in 2011.

Regional Solar Podcast - Merrimack Valley Planning Commission

March 29, 2012

Dennis DiZoglio, the Executive Director of the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission in Massachussetts, discusses efforts to go solar in the region and the role that the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission is playing in facilitating regional solar growth.

Solar in Tucson

March 29, 2012

Bruce Plenk, the City of Tucson’s Solar Energy Coordinator, discusses Tucson's work as one of the Department of Energy's 25 Solar America Cities.

Solar in San Antonio

March 29, 2012

Liza Meyer, a Special Projects Manager with the City of San Antonio, discusses San Antonio's work as one of the Department of Energy's 25 Solar America Cities.

National Solar Jobs Census

March 29, 2012

Andrea Luecke, the Executive Director of the Solar Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to demonstrate the benefits of solar energy through research and education, discusses the National Solar Jobs Census and growth in the solar jobs sector.

Houston Solar America Cities

March 29, 2012

Jennifer Ronk, a Research Scientist with the Houston Advanced Research Center, discusses Houston's work as one of the Department of Energy's 25 Solar America Cities, its successes, challenges, and lessons learned, as well as where she sees solar as part of Houston's future.

Milwaukee Shines

March 29, 2012

Amy Heart, the Solar Program Manager with Milwaukee Shines discusses the city of Milwaukee’s solar program.

Brownfields Revitalization - Charlie Bartsch, ICF International

November 2, 2009

Tad McGalliard, ICMA’s director of sustainability interviews Charlie Bartsch, a senior fellow with ICF International, to get his perspectives on the brownfields revitalization marketplace and what local governments and other stakeholders can do to keep the momentum going in their community.