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Elaine Ulrich, Ph.D. leads the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) “soft costs team” and is the driving force behind both the STEP Program, which stands for Solar Training and Education for Professionals, and the initiative known as GEARED, for Grid Engineering for Accelerated Renewable Energy Deployment, which is training future power systems engineers for a modernized grid that accommodates significantly more distributed energy. Her team’s charge is to invest in programs that drive down costs and increase widespread deployment of solar technologies. The STEP program includes IREC’s nationwide work with firefighters and code officials to increase their training about solar technologies, so they are solar smarter and safer working around buildings powered by the sun. “IREC has had the pleasure of working closely with Elaine, building and implementing groundbreaking programs which have become national success stories,” said IREC President/CEO Larry Sherwood. “So many of her visions have become realities. Elaine is an IREC Energy Hero and the greatest of champions for a workforce-ready clean energy future.” She lives in the DC metro area.
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