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Q3/Q4 ‘14 Solar Industry Update

Christina Nichols

SunShot/ Market TransformationMantech International, for the US DOE

July 23, 2015

Tools for a New Clean Energy Workforce

Solar workers = Adult Learners

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Adult learners:• Base skills on competencies

• Offer skills that the adult student wants – for a purpose

• Present – apply – assess – repeat

Children learn differently than adults

What Works in Adult Training

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• Collaboration to reach “students”o Use existing networks & channels

• Employer Engagemento Testing tools with industry – what skills needed?

• Thoughtful Designo Up-to-date user interfaces, multiple modes

o Giving students what they need

• California has by far the largest cumulative PV capacity of any state, however

Hawaii has a larger percentage of PV by total generation

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Sources: EIA “Total Electric Installed Capacity”; GTM/SEIA, “Solar Market Insight: 2014 Year-in-Review.”

Note: EIA world capacity data only goes through 2012, therefore 2014 percentages were calculated using 2012 numbers.

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• At the end of 2014, 15 cities, representing just 0.1% of U.S. land area, accounted for 6% of solar PV capacity

• 14 cities had installed more than 50 watts/person at the end of ’14– Honolulu had installed approximately 1 panel per person

Leading U.S. Cities

Source: “Shining Cities Harnessing the Benefits of Solar Energy in America.” Spring 2015.

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Hawaii Historic and Projected PV Installs

Sources: 2006-2009 (IREC Solar Market Trends Report); 2010-2020 (SEIA & GTM U.S. Solar Market Insight Q1 2015).

• At the end of 2014 Hawaii had approximately 0.5 GW of PV

• By 2020 Hawaii is projected to quadruple its installs

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Sales & Distribution

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US Solar WorkforceHistoric Projection

*Changes in the number of jobs in the “Other” category between years are not necessarily a reflection of actual increases or decreases in

employment, but may instead be due to changes in the types of jobs included in this category.

Source: The Solar Foundation, “The National Solar Jobs Census 2014.” January 2015.

• As of January 2015 the U.S. solar industry employed 174,000 workers

– Second straight year of 20%+ workforce growth

• 2015 solar workforce growth projected to be 8 times greater than oil, gas and coal industries, & 20 times greater than the overall economy

• PV manufacturing sector added 2,600 jobs in 2014– showing significant growth for first time since 2011 – in 2015 mfg. expected to reach peak levels achieved in 2011

• % of minority workers up 4% from 2013 to over 60%

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Solar Jobs in Hawaii

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Source: The Solar Foundation, “The National Solar Jobs Census 2014.” January 2015.

• As of 2014 there were 2,200 “solar jobs” in Hawaii, down from 2013 but up from 2012

Energy Literacy

http://energy.gov/eere/education/energy-literacy-essential-principles-and-fundamental-concepts-energy-education

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energy.gov/sunshot

SunShot Initiative

INCREASING CAPACITY, LOWERING COSTS

20GW 4,000,000

average American homes

By end of 2014…

Enough to power

CREATING JOBS, ECONOMIC GROWTH

Nearly

174,000 workers22% in 2014

BUILDING A SKILLED SOLAR WORKFORCE

VETERANS SOLAR TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM

• DOE’s Solar Instructor Training Network is supporting professional development of solar PV & solar heating and cooling technologies trainers and instructors in 49 states based at more than 400 community colleges.

• Since 2011, >30,000 students received solar instruction from SITN campuses, on the way to 50,000 trained PV professionals by 2020.

17,000 Veterans

• 3 military bases - Expanding to 10 total-- Camp Pendleton, CA; Fort Carson, CO; Naval Station Norfolk, VA (Hill AFB, more… .)

• Intensive 4-6 week PV installation training course; guaranteed job interviews with at least 5 solar companies

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SITN Regional Map

Slide 12

•Capacity met (68

CCs) in PV installer

trng.

• PV Utility-scale

System Designers

•Spanish-language,

Vets specialities

•Trained 58 PV instructors

•Strong partnership with

SEI and USEA

•4 Tribal colleges trained

• National Solar

Heating and Cooling

Lab - Transitioned

to Commercial PV

Installer training

speciality

• Integrated PV

and adv. training

• 24 institutional

partners

• Organized labor

collaboration

(NECA/IBEW)

• GRIDStar Ctr

completed

• Curricula in Open

resource platform

• ISPQ Accredited

• Regional

instructor dbase

• Distributed 18 sets

solar lab equipment

• Initiated1st trng in 3

states

•Trained 144+

instruct. & 400+

Code Officials

•22 in PV Technical

Sales and Business

Operations

Developed

real-time solar

financial

modeling tool

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Solar Workforce Resources (SITN)Best Practices Guide for Solar Instructors

#1: Becoming an Effective Teacher

#2: Curriculum & Program Development

#3: Developing a Quality Course

#4: Solar Content Integration

#5: Exemplary Solar Education and Training Programs

#6: Textbooks, References & Other Instructional Resources

#7: Photovoltaic Labs

Seminar Series

PV On-Line Training for Building Code Officials

Solar Content Integration

Continuing Education Courses

Multi-Course Certificate Programs

Two- and four-Year Degree Programs

Course Progression in Renewable Energy Education

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Solar Career Map

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PV Online Training: Helping Building Inspectors Support Clean Energy

http://www.pvonlinetraining.org/

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Module #1, page 4

“The bending radius of the USE-2 cable should be no

more than 5x the diameter of the cable.”

• Each Module is followed by a test.

• Students receive immediate feedback.

• Passing scores = 80%

• If a student fails, he can re-take the Module without penalty until he passes.

THIS IS BEST PRACTICE ADULT LEARNING.

Who knows the answer?

“The correct bending radius for a USE-2 cable is 5x the diameter of

the cable. A ½” diameter conductor would need to be able to bend

around a ____ circle in order to be compliant.”

DOE Solar Workforce – Power Systems

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Center for Energy Workforce Development, 2013 Pipeline Survey

MARKET FAILURE:

Grid Infrastructure and Workforce:

He’s still in the boiler control room …

Colleges training

graduates for

microelectronics

NOT power

systems

AGING• Avg. age of utility

operator = 56

• 55% of utility managers

will retire in the next

decade

EERE SunShot response: Grid Engineering for Accelerated

Renewable Energy Deployment (GEARED)

Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Deployment

― Each Consortia brings

together: utilities, grid

operators, university

faculty, manufacturers and

analysts

― Consortia focuses students on

Distributed power and

cyber-physical systems analysis

― Consortia offer training

programs: internships &

coops, continuing education,

research exchange,

executive training, &

support for IP development

42 Universities 49 Utilities ~2,900+ Students

4 National Labs 12 Solar Companies

MARMET

IREC/Nat’l

Coord

FEEDER

EPRI

To be added,

2016

Unique Program Elements

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• 5 year program

• National Coordination; benefits all clean energy industries

• Direct Links between students & utility and industry jobs

• Open system (new universities and utilities added continuously)

1. Connects power system engineering students directly to jobs

2. Supports Student research and student-led chapters and national GEARED advisory board

3. University partners teach GEARED students from other consortia partners –without additional tuition transfer

4. Research (micro-grids, cyber physical integration) specialties per consortia.

Curricula and lectures posted online, free for shared use

GridED Course Offerings 2014-’15

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Full Courses (4 univ. partners) 2014-’15 # Students*

Undergraduate

31 BSEEs awarded-’15

40 Power Systems,

Machines/ Drives,

Power Electronics

1258 unique

(1,940 total)

Graduate 6 MSEEs awarded-’15 8 ~220

Short Courses 5 106

Course Categories Delivery

DG Technologies (4 courses) UNCC E-learning 126

Applications of Smart Inverter Technology EPRI In-Person 61

Power System Reliability, Adv. Topics Clarkson E-Learning 19

Unbalanced System Analysis + UPRM In-Person 254

Power System Reliability Georgia Tech In-Person 270

High Voltage Power System Georgia Tech In-Person 89

K-12, Outreach

Introduction to Power Engineering Summer ’14 &

‘15

In-Person 43 (summer ‘14 pilot)

150 HS teachers (‘15)

Resources

FEEDER: Foundations for Engineering Education for Distributed Energy Resources– http://www.feeder-center.org/

MARMET: Mid-America Regional Microgrid Education and Training Consortium – http://marmet-center.org/

GridED: Electric Power Research Institute– http://grided.epri.com/index.html

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Student Centered Research-Conference

2015: NAPS, Oct. 4-6

Charlotte, NC

+

3 Regional Student conferences

Short Courses for

Professionals,

Summer ‘15

New Courses, Web Integration

FEEDER

MARMET

EPRI

Iowa State: Mar 29

Univ. KY: May 4-8

UCF: July 21-15

EPRI: Aug. 6-8

GEARED has

developed a

nationally

coordinated

upgrade for power

systems

engineering, uniting

with industry and

utility partners.

Solar Ready VetsSolar Training Pilots for Transitioning Military Personnel – An

Enduring Model

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DoD to Veteran Transition: Solar Training Pilot leverages DoD Skillbridge window

BAA

“Private Citizen”

- Existing Skills

- Existing Education

Career

Assignments

Exit

From

Military

Education

Military Occupation

Code (MOC) Training

- Additional Skills

- Certification?

Workforce

Unemployment

Vocational

Training

Basic

Training

“Veteran”

DoD – Training, education for military duties

- Certifying bodies -

Solar Training & Employment Pilot:

Military to Veteran Transition

6 monthsVaries (Years)Varies (Months)3 Months

Veterans Affairs (Post-9/11 GI Bill)

Dept of Labor (VETS Program)

DoE Stakeholder (Energy Workforce Needs)

Certifying

Entities

Trade

Associations

(Demand

Pull)

DoD SkillbridgeWorkforce

DoD Skillbridge:

• DoD Policy began January 2014

• Allows civilian skills training for transitioning

service members

• Allows use of GI Bill benefits during Skillbridge

• May Participate up to 6 mo prior to separation

Sectors with high probability of

employment (ex. Solar)

VeteranMilitary Service

DoD Skillbridge

USMC Camp Pendleton – #1

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Day #1 – classroom, and initial PV training set-up

Scaled Model (post-pilot, open to Veterans)

• Expanding to 10 military bases, multiple classes of 20-25 students/year through June 2016, following DOE pilot program delivery

• Cost supports: GI Bill (service member)

• Education credentials specific to the veteran population

– Certification, badging, degrees, licenses: credit for military experiences and skills

• Coordination for other “new economy” markets linked to energy*:

– Clean energy, IT, new transportation, Smart Grid, energy storage, nuclear and fossil innovations, etc.

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* other agencies have additional ‘new market’ workforce needs that veterans could fill with valuable skills

Projected Veteran Population, 2013 - 2043

Projected % of Veteran Population by Period of Service, 2013 - 2043

Source: Office of the Actuary, Veteran Population Projections Model, (VetPop2014), Table 1L & 2L

7 – 9 M Vets age-appropriate for

solar workforce opportunities

thru 2020

DOE Training resources – 1 slide

• SITN: http://www.irecusa.org/workforce-education/solar-instructor-

training-network/

• GEARED: www.gearedusa.org

• Community Solar:– White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-

office/2015/07/07/fact-sheet-administration-announces-new-initiative-increase-solar-access

– DOE guide: ttp://apps3.eere.energy.gov/greenpower/community_development/community_solar_faq.html

• PV Guide Training Videos: http://tdi.nmsu.edu/PVGuidePost/

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Thank you!

www.Solar.energy.gov

Christina.Nichols@ee.doe.gov

202-287-1849

SunShothttp://www.energy.gov/eere/sunshot/sunshot-initiative

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