Solar Executive MBA Training
Rigorous, hands-on business training for solar professionals. Learn all of the skills to finance the commercial solar projects in your pipeline. Includes Excel modeling, legal documents, individual feedback, and monthly conference calls.
by Chris Lord and 1 other
Solar Finance Professional Masters Series
This series includes of our top two Solar Executive MBA and Financial Modeling courses taught by experts Chris Lord and Keith Cronin.
by Keith Cronin and 1 other
Financial Modeling for Solar PV Projects
This is a unique and intensive hands-on course on modeling distributed generation solar PV projects. The course includes sample models of an unstructured income statement, a partnership flip, and a sale-leaseback.
by Chris Lord
The Marginator
Gross margin is the one (and often) only metric to give you a sense of how you are doing. Using this simple yet powerful excel tool will revolutionize how you and your company thinks and how you lead your company into the future.
by Keith Cronin
Microgrid Design and Implementation
Microgrids are the future. This course provides a practical foundation for understanding microgrids and how to build them.
by Dr. Andrew Skumanich
Solar Power 101
This course is designed to help professionals in the traditional energy sector make the transition to selling, delivering, and managing solar power assets. You'll learn the business and finance side of solar, plus the technical and engineering side.
by Scott Sklar
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): energy storage & solar tax credits
This free course provides solar and energy storage developers with actionable short- and long-term steps to fully capitalize on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022.
by Adam Gerza
Getting Solar for Nonprofits, Government and other Non-Taxpayers
A conversation on how to make renewables affordable for non-taxpayers in a world where federal subsidies favor tax payers.
by Chris Lord
How to Invest in a Solar Project: Get Tax Benefits and Do Good
A conversation with experienced investors on how and why to invest in solar projects
by Keith Cronin and 2 others
Commercial Solar PPAs 101
Enroll in this free course and learn the basics of community solar, how PPAs work, the key legal structures used to finance projects, and the basics of financial modeling.
by Keith Cronin and 2 others
Mastering Commercial Solar Finance
This course includes hours of expert-led videos, advice from a $20MM solar tax equity investor, non-profit solar financing/PPA best practices and much more!
by Keith Cronin and 1 other
ETB Masterclass: Optimizing the Economics of C&I Solar + Storage Projects
Important findings from a rigorous, months-long analysis where we studied the economics of solar + storage projects on every C&I (commercial and industrial) utility rate tariff in California’s Investor-Owned Utility (PG&E, SCE, SDG&E) territories.
by Adam Gerza
Accurately Calculate the "Avoided Cost" of A Solar Project
This free course covers how to precisely calculate the dollar savings (aka avoided cost) of a solar project using Energy Toolbase.
by Adam Gerza
Photovoltaic Project Development Using RETScreen 4
This free course will introduce the RETScreen 4 software through an example of its use for assessing a proposed photovoltaic project.
by Michael Ross
Efficient Activation: Tools and Strategies for Efficient Campaign Delivery
“Efficient Activation: Tools and Strategies for Efficient Campaign Delivery” explores building more money into your solar installation marketing budget through co-op funds and using the resources you have the most effectively.
by Glenna Wiseman
How to Use Green Button Data to Analyze Solar + Storage Project Scenarios
In this webinar, co-hosted by UtilityAPI & Energy Toolbase. We will review and demonstrate the value of Green Button Data (aka interval meter data) for use in Distributed Energy Resource project development activities.
by Adam Gerza
Presenting Your Best: Marketing Campaigns and Creative Content
"Presenting Your Best: Marketing Campaigns and Creative Content" is focused on campaign priorities and creative development for effective solar marketing.
by Glenna Wiseman
Tracking Results: Implementing Systematic Return on Investment Reporting
“Tracking Results: Implementing Systematic Return on Investment Reporting” tackles tracking solar installer marketing campaign results. The course looks at how to determine your solar installation firm’s most important “KPI’s” or key performance indicator
by Glenna Wiseman
California C&I Energy Storage Market - State of the Union
This course explores the dynamics influencing the California C&I solar + storage market in 2022. We reviewed the headwinds and tailwinds we’re seeing in the market today, drawing from data that we’ve compiled from internal and external sources.
by Adam Gerza
Mapping Strategy: Engineering Your Marketing Success
“Mapping Strategy: Engineering Your Marketing Success” will help solar installers identify goals and new markets for company growth.
by Glenna Wiseman