Advancing solar in Washington!


Solar Washington is the nonprofit organization connecting you with “all things solar” in Washington. We present and partner with other organizations to hold events and our annual Washington State Solar Summit, host Solar 101 workshops, and provide other educational resources for Washingtonians with an interest in solar. Whether you are considering solar for your home or business, seeking a career in solar, or wanting to learn about legislation in Olympia, Solar Washington provides helpful information to help you navigate the solar energy landscape in Washington State. 

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  • Upcoming events

    Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 06:00 PM through May 01, 2023

    RE+ The Electric Avenue Webinar Series: Feeding an Electricity Hungry Future: The Evolving Grid-of-Grids

    These live webinars present opportunities for interaction with thoughts leaders shaping the energy landscape, and how distributed energy resources and microgrids integrate with that planning.

    January 31, 2023
    2:00 pm – 2:45 pm ET

    February 14, 2023
    2:00 pm – 2:45 pm ET

    March 14, 2023
    2:00 pm – 2:45 pm ET

    A Grid's Best Friend: 
    Microgrids for Utility Scale

    Critical Power for Essential Services: Microgrids for Remote & Rural Access to Electricity

    Critical Power for Essential Services: Microgrids for Health, Emergency, and Municipal Services

    March 28, 2023
    2:00 pm – 2:45 pm ET

    April 11, 2023
    2:00 pm – 2:45 pm ET

     

    Power to the People:
    Microgrids for Neighborhood and Community Applications

    Cyber Surety and Security:
    Microgrids for Information and Communications Applications

     

     

    Register here

    Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 06:00 PM · 3 rsvps

    Clean Energy Institute and the Testbeds Visit

    Join Alex Nephew, Solar Washington President on a visit of the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, a 15,000 square-foot facility founded in 2017 by the University of Washington’s Clean Energy Institute. Designed to assist in the scale-up, prototyping, testing, and validating of clean energy innovations, the Testbeds are used by faculty, students, and researchers at leading companies and research institutions from around the world. The expert staff and specially designed facility allow researchers to develop new technologies at scales from that of a lab bench to a commercial solar panel or battery stack. Through entrepreneur support programs such as our Cleantech Hardware Innovation Prototyping program, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and Investor-in-Residence, the Testbeds are an active gathering space for cleantech innovators and investors.

    Space is limited so you need to RSVP to reserve you place on the tour.   


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