SEIA Webinars
Our webinars cover a variety of topics relevant to solar professionals, including state policy updates, federal tax issues, community engagement, and much more. Explore all of our webinars below. Archived copies of past webinars are available to SEIA members only. For a full list of upcoming webinars and in-person events, click here.
Solar Market Insight Report: 2020 Year-in-Review Webinar
In a ground-breaking year for the U.S. solar industry, solar led all technologies in new electric-generating capacity added, installing a record 19.2 gigawatts (GWdc) in 2020 according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2020 Year-in-Review report released this week. SEIA and Wood Mackenzie’s report included a 10-year forecast for the first time ever, showing that the U.S. solar industry is on track to quadruple in size over the next decade.
Solar + Storage Projects: Technical Due Diligence to Finance in the “Charging ‘20s”
Renewable energy generation is critical to the energy transition. In this time of rapid growth and change in the North American market, solar + storage will play a critical role. Technical due diligence and obtaining tax equity financing are necessary steps in the development of your solar + storage project. What do you need to know in order to successfully finance your project?
The Solar Vision Part 6: Tax Update
In this week’s installment of SEIA’s The Solar Vision: A 100 Day Agenda Webinar Series, our panelists will take an in-depth look at solar and solar + storage tax updates, financing trends, market forecasts, business impacts, and federal policy developments. Get the latest insights from Congress, as lawmakers explore long-term tax frameworks to accelerate clean energy growth, including extensions of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), tech neutral proposals, and other new approaches. Speakers:
The Solar Vision Part 5: SEIA's Technical Services - Clarifying Codes & Standards
There is no single policy that can help the U.S. achieve a clean energy future. As we welcome the incoming Biden administration and 117th Congress, SEIA has outlined a suite of executive and legislative policies that can put America on a path to 100% clean energy.
Standard for Utility-Scale Solar, Storage and Wind Plants
This joint webcast for developers and equipment manufacturers of large-scale solar, wind, and energy storage plants will provide an update on the IEEE SA Ballot of the IEEE P2800, Draft Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of Inverter-Based Resources (IBRs) Interconnecting with Associated Transmission and Sub-Transmission Electric Power Systems.
The Solar Vision Part 4: Innovative City-Led Projects to Accelerate Residential Solar
The next installment of the Solar Vision webinar series will feature Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)/World Resources Institute's 2021 City Cohort, a group that is assisting 20 US cities and counties expand residential solar in emerging markets. Join this webinar to discuss how cohort cities are modifying standard Solarize campaigns to make them inclusive of underserved communities by partnering with local organizations and removing financial barriers. Attendees will be provided with information on live or upcoming RFPs and learn how to get involved in these critical efforts.
The Solar Vision Part 3: Forced Labor Prevention & President Biden's Trade and Manufacturing Agenda
There is no single policy that can help the U.S. achieve a clean energy future. As we welcome the incoming Biden administration and 117th Congress, SEIA has outlined a suite of executive and legislative policies that can put America on a path to 100% clean energy.
Tracking Supplier Diversity – Regulatory Compliance and DEI Programming
Supplier diversity is a business strategy that ensures a diverse supplier base in the procurement of goods and services for any business or organization. It emphasizes the creation of a diverse supply chain that works to secure the inclusion of diverse groups in the procurement plans for government, not-for-profits, and private industry.
The Solar Vision Part Two: Prioritizing Diversity & Inclusion and Advancing Environmental Justice
In the second installment of this webinar series, learn about the DEIJ Leadership Council's four product areas: diverse suppliers' database, equity and environmental justice policy platform, DEIJ leadership certification and board-level mentorship opportunities. Attendees will get a sneak peek of some of these products, ask questions, share priorities for DEIJ and potential future support from SEIA, and learn how to get involved.
The Solar Vision: A 100-Day Agenda Webinar Series
There is no single policy that can help the U.S. achieve a clean energy future. As we welcome the incoming Biden administration and 117th Congress, SEIA has outlined a suite of executive and legislative policies that can put America on a path to 100% clean energy. Join SEIA president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper, alongside SEIA's staff experts, members and key partners in a webinar series that will dive into the components of our Solar Vision. Together, we'll explore how to can lay the foundation for a strong clean energy economy that priorities equity and environmental justice.