Verve Solar Consulting is a sole proprietorship owned by Liz Merry, who works with an extensive network of solar industry professionals, affiliates, and organizations to accelerate the use of solar technology.

Services include:

1. •Solar industry orientation consulting, instruction,  curriculum and presentation development, and instructor training. Courses include the highly popular “Solar Careers and Opportunities” and “Solar Industry Orientation” seminars.
   

2. •California Solar Initiative stakeholder support
   

Featured projects:

“Ask Ms. Liz,” weekly blog column on solar careers and advice published by SolarToday.org

“Customer’s Guide to Solar Power Purchase Agreements,” a free Rahus Institute publication downloaded more than 50,000 times in its first eight months of posting. Co-authored with Elisa Woods,  published October 2008.

Instructor:

“Solar Careers and Opportunities,” “Solar Industry Orientation for Businesses,” “Energy Careers and Business Opportunities,” “PV101 for Homeowners,” taught more than 1,850 students for various clients and multiple locations 2007 through September 2009.

Projects:

“Ask Ms. Liz”, a bi-weekly careers and industry insights blog sponsored by SolarToday.org.

SolarInstallData.com, a website dedicated to compiling and reporting grid-tied solar installation data in order to accelerate the use of solar technology. Website design and content management by ContiCreative. Initiated June 2008.

Author:

“Gear Up for Your Solar Career,” Solar Today, July 2009.

“Solar Electric System Basics,” Solar Today magazine. Contributing author, October 2008

Solar for Affordable and Co-housing: booklet and workshop developed for the California Energy Commission through Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation. March 2003.

Public presentations:

“Solar Power Purchase Agreements,” panel moderator for pre-conference workshop on solar financing. California Green Summit, March 2009.

Solar Power Providers FAQ, presentation on solar PPA business model. California Solar Forum, February 2008.

“Solar 101 for Homeowners,” workshop for Sierra Club Yolano Group, Davis, CA. May 2009.

Forum organizer:

Beyond the Sale: Creative Uses of Solar Installation Data, at Solar 2008, in San Diego, CA. May 2008.

2002-2009 Clients:

AmeriSkills Tech, ASES, California Center for Sustainable Energy, City of Palo Alto Utilities, Conergy, Cooperative Community Energy, Davis Solar Group, Itron Inc., Mira Costa College, NorCal Solar Energy Association, Orange Coast College,  Pacific Energy Center, Rahus Institute, Real Energy Writers, Renewable Energy World North America,

Roseville Solar Electric, Solar Electric Power Association, Solar Living Institute, Solar Today

UC Berkeley and UC Merced Extension, Valley Energy Efficiency Corporation, Zannetto Architecture.

Affiliates:

1. •Real Energy Writers, Elisa Wood (writing, editing, energy industry research)
   

2. •CopyEditing, Catherine Paglin
   

3. •Rahus Institute, Tor Allen
   

4. •SunMarketing, Mary Beth McCabe
   

5. •Connell Whittaker Group, Kathleen Connell
   

6. •Robins Guest House (Denver, CO.), Robin Reed (best place to stay in Denver!)
   

7. •ContiCreative, Marco Conti (CMS web design, site creation and management)