Solar Power 101 - Self Study

Newly updated course for January 2022

Welcome to solar! Enroll in this training to learn about solar technology, the business, finance, technical and engineering sides of solar, and the emerging renewable energy market.

Amory Lovins, founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, has called Scott Sklar "a walking encyclopedia of renewable energy knowledge". This course will help you see the big picture for renewable energy, but also teaches the technical basics.

Originally developed in 2014, this popular course was updated with new content in January 2022.

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Participants in this course will upon completion of this course, be able to:

• Learn about the solar market in the United States
• Learn how solar technology works
• Learn how solar power systems are created, financed, developed, and maintained over their 20- to 30-year lifetime
• Learn the nuances of the different solar markets: behind-the-meter applications including residential, commercial, and industrial projects to multi-megawatt utility-scale projects
• Learn about the emerging market for energy storage technology and microgrids and how these innovations are changing the energy landscape