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Governor Inslee and the Washington State Department of Commerce announced that $14.3 million in smart grid grants have been awarded to help utilities utilize intermittent renewable sources such as solar and wind power more efficiently. Three grants were awarded to...

Missed the summit this year? Visit our summit page to view presentations, handouts and photos of this year's event. Stay tuned. More presentations and videos will be added soon.

Students at NewTech Skill Center, a Spokane area high school, received a scholarship from the Center of Excellence for Clean Energy during the 2014 Apprenticeship Conference. Using STEM-based research and methods (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), the...

Peninsula College offers a new energy technology program! The Energy and Innovation Entrepreneurship Certificate program prepares students for new venture planning, entrepreneurial start-up, social media marketing, and entrepreneurial finance. The program teaches...

Attention all registrants! We sent you an email Sunday evening with driving directions and parking and registration updates. Here's what you need to know: Location Centralia College, Centralia, Washington Driving directions Two-day summit agenda Parking Parking is...

This year's 9th Annual Energy and Construction Best Practices Summit is donning an agenda packed with energy, construction, marine, manufacturing, and homeland security-emergency management experts from the region. Just released today! Click here to review the two-day...

Sustaining Our Nation's Infrastructure - June 18 & 19 at Centralia College Registration is required. Click here! Main summit day: June 18, 8 am - 8 pm Keynote: The Stand Up Economist: Carbon and the Economy, by Yoram Bauman, PhD. Plenary Sessions: Industry experts -...

Jeremy Gall, Training and Development Manager at Avista, is the newest member of the Center’s advisory board. He leads the development, design and implementation of training programs for technical, apprenticeship and journey level utility crafts. Prior to Avista,...

Registration is open! April 15 - 15, 2014 at the Emerald Queen Casino Showroom Join us! This bi-annual conference will EDUCATE, EMPLOY and EMPOWER participants. Topics include: • K12 Relevance: Expanding Efforts with K12 Programs • College and Apprenticeship:...