MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS

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Cary, NC  27513
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
3rd Wednesday of JAN/MAR/MAY/JUL/SEP/NOV
 

Amanda Vanega joined the N.C. Solar Center as a policy analyst for DSIRE in October 2008. She researches incentives and policies that promote deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the United States and abroad. Prior to joining the Solar Center , Amanda worked as a research analyst for a private recycling firm with investments in Mexico . She also spent several years in Nicaragua as an environmental education specialist with the U.S. Peace Corps, and later working with non-profit organizations. She received her Master of Environmental Management from the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University and her Bachelor's degree from Indiana University .

The Solar Center - Much More Than Solar! The Center began in 1981 with the creation of a solar house built to research and demonstrate the benefits of passive solar, solar water heating, and solar electricity. Since then the Solar Center has grown and expanded. With a full-time staff of over thirty people, we cover all renewable energy areas including wind and biomass. We also have teams dedicated to High Performance Buildings , Clean Transportation, Economic Development, Distributed Generation, Policy Analysis and we manage the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) project, the national "go-to" resource for renewable energy and energy efficiency policy and incentives.