Northwest Solar Center- Our Mission:

• Market transformation of solar technologies from off grid niche markets to grid connected.

• Integration of distributed renewable energy systems with efficiency and conservation technologies

• Increase technical knowledge among utilities and public through education and training.

• . Community level deployment of job creating renewables.

• Evaluation and improvement of renewable technologies appropriate to the Pacific Northwest.

• Accelerated installation of solar electricity throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Who we are:

Our membership and guiding board are northwestern utilities, not-for-profits, and local governments. We are a project of Washington State University.

Some of our projects:

NWSC is developing a cloudy climate test center for evaluating solar module and balance-of-systems performance in northwest climates.

NWSC currently asists NW utilities in implementing community based power production incentive programs for local solar power producers.

NWSC staff has assisted its members in implementing over 3 million dollars in small scale renewable energy sources over the last eight years

NWSC staff was the chief instigator of the Whitebluffs Solar Project at Hanford. This is the largest public solar project in the Northwest.

NWSC works with Legislator's, Local Governments, Industry, to promote programs that will accelerate market penetration of renewable technologies.