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"The clean energy transition is no longer coming. It is here. As a member of ASES & a Community Engagement Consultant with @AccordPowerInc, I am on the front lines of that question every single day." Become a member at ases.org/join!
We're excited to see our media partner, @USCleanPower (ACP), kick off the #CLEANPOWER Conference this week in Houston, June 1-4! ☀️
ASES Board Member, Mary Ellen Barker, MBA will be on site representing ASES.
Learn more and register: cleanpower.org/expo/
We are proud to co-host the SOLAR 2026 conference with one of our chapters, the Texas Solar Energy Society in Austin, TX, during their 50th anniversary year!
Register before the Early Bird registration closes on June 30 at ases.org/conference!
The #ASES Awards will be presented at the SOLAR 2026 National Solar Conference in Austin this October (co-hosted by #TXSES)!🏆 Nominate by this Monday, June 1!☀️
🔗Details & nomination form: in comments
@ases_solar#SolarAwards#solar#ASESSolar
The ASES Team is at the CityScapes Summit 2026 hosted by @NGINetwork! Yesterday, ASES Board Chair Karen B. Soares helped facilitate a workshop exploring energy research's influence in planning in small- to medium-sized cities!
Learn more: newgrowth.org/cityscapes
Happy Monday!
Check out the latest Solar News Weekly, which is a short weekly recap of the headlines in solar PV news compiled by ASES & SolarPVtraining.com.
Why are Midwest power prices jumping to 76%? Learn more at: youtu.be/jcL4fFnFm1s?si=mOZ6…
Early Bird Registration is Open for SOLAR 2026!
Save 20% by June 30
October 19-21 | Austin, TX | Palmer Events Center
Hosted by the American Solar Energy Society in partnership with the local ASES Chapter, @TXSES.
Learn more & register at ases.org/conference!
Each year, ASES honors leaders in solar research, technology, industry, codes and standards, and policy, as well as student and volunteer leaders.
The nominations deadline has been extended to June 1, 2026. Instructions and additional details are on ases.org/awards.
Join us NEXT MONTH in Boulder, Colorado, for the ASES Women’s Hands-On PV Workshop, June 19–22☀️
This four-day solar training is designed by and for women, creating a supportive environment to build solar skills, confidence, and community.
Register: ases.org/womens-pv-woergksho…
Last month, as part of an Earth Month Celebration, we hosted an inspiring, women-led conversation about what inspired our speakers to install the systems powering their homes today.
Watch the recorded webinar here: youtu.be/QUWB0Hmpg9A
Join us for our Snow and Soiling Impacts on PV Arrays webinar this Wednesday, May 6, at 4 pm MT!
Learn more and register today: ases-org.zoom.us/meeting/reg…
📣 Calling all SFUSD high school students!
@MySFPUC is offering $500 scholarships through the 2026 CleanPowerSF Climate & Clean Energy Video and Writing Contest. Students’ scholarship will be allocated in their K2CSF accounts.
👉 Deadline is 5/5: cleanpowersf.org/contest
Applications are officially open for the second cohort of our Environmental Policy Accelerator program! Have an idea for solving an environmental problem but need help sharpening it into a real policy solution? This program is for you.
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This is a friendly reminder that we will be hosting a special webinar, Women Powering Solar: Real Stories, Real Impact, tonight at 6pm MT / 8pm ET.
Register here: ases-org.zoom.us/webinar/reg…
Registration is open for SOLAR 2026! 📣
Hosted by the American Solar Energy Society & @texassolarenergysociety, this year’s conference will be in Austin, October 19–21, 2026!
Early bird registration ends on May 31!
➡️ Learn More & Register: ases.org/conference
Check out last week's recording of our ASES Policy Division Webinar, “One Year In: Navigating Solar Policy Under the Trump Administration."
Watch the recording here: youtu.be/f4cnxTBNau8
Learn more & get involved with the ASES technical divisions: ases.org/divisions
Registration is now open for SOLAR 2026! 🚨📣 Hosted by @ASES_Solar & @TXSES, this year’s conference will be in Austin, October 19–21, 2026! ☀️ #TXSES members get 25% off registration!
🔗 See more on our website: Link in Comments
#ASES#solar#SolarTexas#SolarConference
We’re excited to announce that registration is now open for SOLAR 2026!
In partnership with the local ASES Chapter, @TXSES, this year’s conference will take place October 19–21, 2026, in Austin.
Learn More & Register Today: ases.org/conference