This is a free, asynchonous, online course designed to support the accelerated development of equitable community solar. Part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Community Power Accelerator, the course was developed by Housing Sustainability Advisors and the Center for Impact Finance at the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy, in collaboration with nine other expert organizations in the community development field.
The course consists of 8 modules of self-paced activities, videos, and learning assessments. This course will deliver practical information to guide community-based, mission-driven, and low-income-focused organizations in how to develop community solar projects that serve low-income communities and further environmental and social justice. It is modeled after the Community Power Accelerator’s instructor-led Learning Lab on the same topic. Interested participants can enroll and begin the course at any time, and complete as few or as many modules as desired.
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Free Guidance for Making Your Big Energy Shift--Maine PowerOptions "Lunch & Learn" Webinar November 2024
November 20, 2024 at MS Teams
Fong's Forecast: Market Forces Affecting Electricity Rates - October 2024 MPO LUNCH & LEARN WEBINAR
October 9, 2024 at MS Teams
Demand Management Using Energy Storage: September 2024 MPO LUNCH & LEARN WEBINAR
September 18, 2024 at MS Teams
Financial Options for Making Energy Efficiency Improvements for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: MPO Webinar Series
August 21, 2024 at MS Teams
Efficiency Maine Program Updates: MPO "Lunch & Learn" Webinar
July 10, 2024 at MS Teams
How One Region Built a 11-Town-Wide Climate Action Plan: MPO "Lunch & Learn" Webinar
June 12, 2024 at MS Teams
Guidance on Reaching Your Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals: MPO "Lunch & Learn" Webinar
May 8, 2024 at MS Teams
Capturing the Sun: Solar Opportunities for MPO Members: April 2024 MPO "Lunch & Learn" Webinar
April 10, 2024 at MS Teams
How to Participate in the MPO Fuels Bidding Event: March 2024 MPO "Lunch & Learn" Webinar
March 6, 2024
How to Use Biodiesel to Replace Heating Oil and Diesel for Vehicles: February 2024 MPO "Lunch & Learn" Webinar
February 7, 2024
How is El Niño Impacting Electricity Markets? with Brandon Fong of Constellation - January 2024 MPO "Lunch & Learn" Webinar
January 12, 2024
Straw-to-Gold: Turning Waste into Energy with Beau Hoffman of DOE-BETO - December 2023 Maine PowerOptions "Lunch & Learn" Webinar
December 13, 2023
Reducing Costs and Carbon Emissions in our Buildings with Erin Camp, PhD of PowerOptions - November 2023 Maine PowerOptions "Lunch & Learn" Webinar
November 8, 2023
Creating New Solar Opportunities for MPO Members with Walter Gray from PowerOptions MA-CT-RI October 2023 MPO Lunch & Learn Webinar
October 24, 2023
Another Kind of Backup Power: Energy Storage Systems and Incentives, with Jesse Remillard from Efficiency Maine September 2023 MPO Lunch & Learn Webinar
September 13, 2023
Energy Grant Opportunities from USDA--Who Knew? with Morgan Hotham of USDA Maine August 2023 MPO Lunch & Learn Webinar
August 15, 2023
Efficiency Maine Program Updates with Rick Meinking--July 2023 MPO Lunch & Learn Webinar
July 12, 2023
Community Action Grants with Brian Ambrette of the Community Resilience Partnership June 2023 MPO Lunch & Learn Webinar
June 7, 2023
Maine Made Biodiesel with Rodger Strickland from Maine Standard Biofuels May 2023 MPO Lunch & Learn Webinar
May 17, 2023