Events & News
The U.S. and It’s Dysfunctional Relationship to Wind.
pic Turbine reegan-fraser–Z0iPtOWUn8-unsplash The answers may be “blowin’ in the wind,” my industry Friends, but we are all aware of the uphill (insurmountable) battle in the U.S. currently as regards offshore wind. We’ve posted about...
Let Me Set the Table for You…
The electrical energy grid in the United States is experiencing quite a lot of volatility, some of which is self-imposed. Turning first to the renewable energy sector, we have seen stoppages and claw-backs regarding funding. There are some public concerns regarding...
Is it an Electrical Apprenticeship or an electrical class??
Yes…both are cars. However, they are drastically different from each other in performance and what they can offer. Both will also hold drastically different values moving forward. The same can be said for an Electrical Apprenticeship Program versus an electrical...
Know Before You Go: Solar Utility Projects
Maryland is ramping up its solar energy projects-let’s dispel some popular myths: Agrivoltaics: farms choose to lease portions of property for duel us. Solar panels can be mounted in pastures and the pastures can still be used! …”By integrating solar panels with...
Apprenticeship is Not Generational
Where to start? There has been a lot of chatter in the last year or so regarding Gen X, Gen Y, and now Gen Z and their relationships to career trajectories. Gen Z has been coined “the toolbelt generation” or similar descriptions because, in large numbers,...
I’m Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud…
The awkwardly named “One Big Beautiful Bill” has been signed and, for now, takes aim specifically at certain sectors of the electrical industry. If you are a solar contractor, particularly residential solar, or EV charger installer, battery backups,...
The Newest Buzzwords: Career Ready
Spoiler Alert- the Trades have ALWAYS been Career Ready. In an effort to keep a long story tolerable, let’s remember a bit of American (United States) history that sets the table for where we find ourselves now… In the late nineteenth century and early twentieth,...
Licensure and Exams: Know Before You Go
IEC Chesapeake has received a letter we feel is important to share with YOU. IECC is a fully accredited, state certified, registered electrical apprenticeship program. As such, we are recognized by Maryland as a Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor. The state’s recent...
Is it an Electrical Apprenticeship or an electrical class??
Yes…both are cars. However, they are drastically different from each other in performance and what they can offer. Both will also hold drastically different values moving forward. The same can be said for an Electrical Apprenticeship Program versus an electrical...