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.
Allstate Member Benefits Webinar
Allstate Benefits presents: A webinar focused on evaluating your company health insurance benefits in the new year. We will be reviewing self- & level-funded health insurance policies for groups of up to 300 employees. We will review how they function in today’s health insurance landscape, and help evaluate if this is a good fit for your business’ insurance policy. Join Allstate Benefits & our agent, Marc Ballard, as we discuss employee benefits. Original Air Date: October 19, 2021
DEIJ Certification Program: Bronze Level and Beyond
Do you want to support diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) in the solar and storage industry, but don't know where to start? SEIA is releasing a brand-new tool next week for your company to make progress on DEIJ work and showcase your achievements in advancing diversity internally and externally. Join SEIA and Dana Sleeper from The Sleeper Group for a webinar to learn about the new DEIJ Certification Program and how your company can get involved in this critical work. Original Air Date: Thursday, October 14, 2021
Mind the Gap: Validating and Advancing the State-of-the-Art for Solar Energy Assessments
Accurate and certain energy assessments are essential to a thriving and sustainable solar industry. There is increasing awareness in the solar industry that energy assessments in recent years have overstated the expected production from solar projects on a preconstruction basis. Accurate energy assessments give confidence to stakeholders in projected production and return on investment for solar projects, ultimately leading to lower cost of capital and increased competitiveness for solar.
The New Solar AD/CVD Tariff Petitions: What it Means for Your Business & What You Can Do About It
Last month, a group of four anonymous companies filed petitions targeting solar imports from Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam as part of existing antidumping/countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on products from China. If enacted, the trade measures requested by these unknown petitioners could affect 80% of current U.S. crystalline silicon module imports and the bulk of total U.S. module supply. This would have a catastrophic impact on our ability to deploy solar energy and address the climate crisis. SEIA is engaged in an aggressive campaign to oppose these petitions and ensure the U.S.
Section 201 Tariff Update and Questionnaires
The International Trade Commission is seeking responses to a questionnaire that will inform their decision on continuing the Section 201 tariffs on imported solar cells and panels stemming from Suniva’s 2017 petition. This is an extremely important opportunity to provide accurate information to the ITC and ensure that their analysis is reflective of current solar market dynamics.
SolarAPP+ and Installers: How to Help
SolarAPP+ is a collaborative effort from the Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, SEIA, solar installers and local governments to accelerate rooftop solar adoption. This innovative platform makes it easier for Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to quickly and safely approve standardized rooftop PV projects for installation.
Promoting Solar Deployment Through Soft Cost Reduction
Local governments have tremendous influence on the pace of solar energy growth in their municipalities, but unnecessary paperwork, red tape, and other burdensome requirements increase installation costs and discourage solar market growth. Reducing these barriers to solar development by streamlining requirements and reducing red tape is essential to creating a strong solar industry and encourage local development.
Transform Renewable Asset Management: Reduce Redundant Manual Processes
This webinar is sponsored by ThoughtTrace $303 billion was spent on global renewable energy investments in 2020. Have you ever wondered why we are still hand-typing critical data and contract clauses into an Excel spreadsheet to manage our assets? There is a better way. See how Document Understanding & Contract Analytics make big problems smaller, help surface the information you need in your project documents, and stop wasting time with redundant manual processes. Gain radical transparency where you need it most:
Solar Energy Projects & Economic Development for Tribal Nations
Solar energy resources account for nearly 90% of renewable energy generation capacity on tribal lands, and there is incredible economic potential for continued renewable energy development in tribal communities. As the solar market grows in tribal nations, it is critical that the industry creates sustainable community models that encourage responsible solar development to help these communities fulfill their economic development goals.
Hot Solar Summer: Your Company’s Role in a Nationwide Campaign for Transformative Federal Policies
We have an unprecedented opportunity this year to enact bold federal policies that can transform the U.S. clean energy economy — but only if we do our part. SEIA is mobilizing a nationwide campaign to advocate for policies that will create jobs, increase solar deployment, and bring the benefits of clean energy to communities across the country. Join this webinar to hear how your company can get involved, through site visits and in-person events, lobbying meetings, media engagement and more. Hot Solar Summer is upon us, and we all have a role to play! Speakers: