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Go SOLAR Florida is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)-funded program, as part of the SunShot Initiative Rooftop Solar Challenge II competitive award, to increase the use of and access to grid-tied solar energy installations among the state’s residents and businesses by reducing market barriers, lowering non-hardware related installation costs and providing access to financing options.

The Solar Training Network is a program of The Solar Foundation that is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative. This program is designed to help meet the workforce needs of the solar industry through solar training and strategic employment partnerships.

The SunShot Initiative’s Solar Ready Vets® program connects our nation’s skilled veterans to the solar energy industry, preparing them for careers as solar photovoltaic (PV) system installers, sales representatives, system inspectors, and other solar-related occupations. Solar Ready Vets is enabled by the U.S. Department of Defense’s SkillBridge initiative, which allows exiting military personnel to pursue civilian job training, employment skills training, apprenticeships, and internships up to six months prior to their separation.

The U.S. Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) is an industry-led consortium that helps the solar industry solve problems, seize opportunities, and accelerate development to reduce time to market. PVMC provides solutions to solar energy’s most pressing challenges through a simple formula: collaboration, innovation and excellence. They help industry invent solutions to accelerate solar innovation.