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Virginia Energy presents Solar for All workforce grant structure, seeks industry feedback
Summary
Virginia Energy described its Solar for All workforce strategy, including $4.5 million for workforce training, statewide and regional subaward tracks, prioritized occupations, and a request for stakeholder input amid changing federal policy.
Callie Hoagland, associate director for Solar for All at the Virginia Energy Department, said Solar for All is a $156,000,000 program and that workforce funding is one subprogram in a larger deployment strategy. “Solar for All is $156,000,000 program that we've been very excited to begin to roll out in Virginia,” Hoagland said.
Andrea Dixon Chesbener said the department has earmarked $4,500,000 within Solar for All to invest in training and upskilling the solar workforce. The department described two subaward pathways for workforce funding: a statewide “Solar workforce program grant” and a regional…
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