New MREA scholarships to support solar training in underserved areas By: Daily Reporter Staff February 11, 2021
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Alex Jarvis, an instructor with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, teaches PV 101 to students from the NAACP in Evansville, Indiana, in August through MREA’s Rise Up Giving Scholarship program. (Photo courtesy of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association)
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association is bringing solar technical training and workforce development opportunities to four Midwest partnering organizations.
MREA’s partner organizations each serve low- to moderate-income neighborhoods in Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. This Rise Up Scholarship Program is intended to support solar workforce development and strengthen employment in advanced energy by providing scholarships for renewable-energy training and paid solar internships to students. Since the program’s start in 2020, MREA has offered four training sessions i
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Earlier this month, Isaiah Miller and Ryan Van Dyke made their very last home solar installation until the spring, just in time to avoid the harshest cold and snow.
They climbed a slanted, shingled roof in Rib Mountain to install a few more solar panels.
“We are currently setting down the last seven modules for this system,” Miller said as he braced himself against the roof’s slope.
The system will be able to generate 4.3 kilowatts of solar power, which could be enough to provide electricity to the entire home.
“You basically just need to turn it on and forget about it,” Miller said.
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MyNorth.com is the online home of
Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine, the flagship publication of MyNorth Media, a Traverse City, Michigan company dedicated to sharing stories and photos about vacations, restaurants, wineries, the outdoors and more from Traverse City to Sleeping Bear Dunes and up to Mackinac Island.
MyNorth.com is the online home of
Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine, the flagship publication of MyNorth Media, a Traverse City, Michigan company dedicated to sharing stories and photos about vacations, restaurants, wineries, the outdoors and more from Traverse City to Sleeping Bear Dunes and up to Mackinac Island.