Solar Workforce Development in Wisconsin...Solar Workforce Development in Wisconsin Status and MREA...
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Solar Workforce Development in Wisconsin Status and MREA ‘Solar Ready Wisconsin’ Initiative Nick Hylla, Executive Director Midwest Renewable Energy Association Powering Local Leadership Summit, 1/24/19
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SolarWorkforceDevelopmentinWisconsinStatusandMREA‘SolarReadyWisconsin’Initiative
NickHylla,ExecutiveDirectorMidwestRenewableEnergyAssociation
PoweringLocalLeadershipSummit,1/24/19
MREAOverview
• Foundedin1990• 3,000members• OfficesinCuster,Milwaukee,andMinneapolis
• ProfessionalTraining• ConsumerEducation• PVTechnicalAssistance• TheEnergyFair
Source: https://www.solsmart.org/
Source: https://www.midwestrenew.org
SolarWorkforceDevelopment:ANationalView
Source: Lazard. LCOE Analysis Version 11.0, November, 2017
PVandWindAreWinningonPrice
PlannedforWI…• >7GWproposed• 69%PV• 20%Wind• 9%Gas• 2%BatteryStorage89%ofallnewelectricitygenerationinWIwillbe
solarandwind.
SolarWorkforceDevelopment:ANationalView
https://www.americansolarworkforce.org/
SolarWorkforceDevelopment:ANationalView
• TheWorkforceDevelopmentSystem• ServicesforHiringandRecruitment• PublicResourcesforTraining• CareerPathways• SectorPartnerships• WorkforceDevelopmentActionPlans
https://www.americansolarworkforce.org/
Wisconsin’sCleanEnergyWorkforce
Source: https://www.solarstates.org/#state/wisconsin/counties/solar-jobs/2017
Source: http://www.thesolarfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/TSF-StateFactSheet_Wisconsin.pdf
WisconsinSolarPolicy
WISolarWorkforceDevelopmentNeeds• Detailed,statewidedevelopmentplan• Scaffoldedapproachfromsecondaryschooltotechnicalcollege
• Enablingstatepolicyincludinginterconnection,financing,anddistributionsystemplanning
• Supportiveconsumerprotectionapproach
• Statewidejurisdictionleadershipinpermitting,planning,zoning,deploymentandconsumerengagement(SolSmart)
• RecognitionofPVinstallerasadesirableprofession
MREA:TrainingforEqualityofOpportunity• TheChicagoUrbanLeague(IL)• TheAuroraUrbanLeague(IL)• TheSAFERFoundation(IL)• NationalLatinoEd.Inst.(IL)• TheMNDept.ofCorrections(MN)
MREA‘SolarReadyWisconsin’Initiative• TechnicalCollegePartnership:MadisonCollege,MSTC,NWTC,CVTC
• AdvancedPVTraining• Job-siteExperience• JurisdictionPartnerships• StatewideContractorPartnerships• TheWisconsinSolarCorps• ModuleDonationstoCommunities,Schools,andNon-ProfitOrganizations
• High-impact,High-visibilityInstallations
• BeginningFebruary2019
Source: https://www.midwestrenew.org
MidwestRenewableEnergyAssociation
www.midwestrenew.org
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