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Rensselaer School District Goes Solar with Monolith Solar

RENSSELAER — A 200-kilowatt solar array will be started Monday morning at the Rensselaer City School District campus.

Monolith Solar Associates installed the 671 solar panels that form the array. The system will provide renewable energy to the district campus.

Monolith will sell the power produced by the panels to the district through a 20-year, power-purchase agreement. The district is expected to save $164,000.

NOW HIRING: Outside Sales Representative

At Monolith Solar, we offer a highly competitive salary and excellent benefits with a growing company in an exciting new industry.


If you have a passion for excellence we encourage you to join our sales team.


We believe in 100% promotion from within and so if you are looking for a long-term career please get in touch and see what we have to offer.



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Now Hiring for Customer Service Representative!

As a part of our customer service team, you will be responsible for developing long-term lasting relationships with our customers.


We believe in 100% promotion from within and so if you are looking for a long-term career please get in touch and see what we have to offer.

Apply at info@monolithsolar.com Headline: Customer Service Representative Application

Job Opening - Master Electrician

Job Title:  Master Electrician

Job Description: To install solar electrical systems in accordance with both NYS Building and Electric codes and NEC code. Provide guidance & direction throughout for installation teams on safe electrical practices and OSHA safety requirements. A strong focus on development and implementation of best practices for scalable growth and team member development.

Deliverables: Measurable results in the reduction of cost and cycle time combined with increased quality relating to PV system construction & operational processes. Create best practice methodologies. Train & development team of electricians. Develop, Review & Approve project plans. Monitor job progression and job site efficiencies. Perform quality closeout on all installations.

Requirements: High School Diploma or General Equivalency Degree (GED) Req’d. 1800 hours of Trade School. 15+ years industry experience. Must hold a valid Electrician’s License within NYS.

Responsibilities

1. Works with AHJ, provides license for permit application and meets all requirements for electrical inspections.
2. Ensures that all electrical systems meet the requirements of the New York State Building and NEC Electrical codes.
3. Provides leadership and direction to all Monolith Solar employees with electrical matters such as; listing of purchased equipment, safety, best practice installation, area layout etc.
4. Participates in the electrical planning and execution of system construction, expansion, or complex equipment installations.
5. Diagnoses electrical problems and ensures corrective action.
6. Performs miscellaneous work as required

Additional Company Information

Monolith Solar Associates, LLC is the leader in the installation of solar electrical systems throughout New York State. We focus on commercial & residential solar installations. Monolith Solar has experienced unparalleled growth over the past six years and is looking for highly talented employees seeking a long term career in the renewable energy industry.

Contact: info@monolithsolar.com (Headline: Master Electrician) 

 

Job Opening - Administrative Assistant


Administrative Assistant Job Purpose:

 Provides office services by implementing administrative systems, procedures, and policies, and monitoring administrative projects.

Duties may include fielding telephone calls, receiving and directing visitors, word processing, creating spreadsheets and presentations, filing, and faxing. Extensive software skills are required, as well as Internet research abilities and strong communication skills. Staff in this category also may have the title of department assistant, coordinator or associate.

→ Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.

→ Provides information by answering questions and requests.

→ Assist in data entry for various departments

→Resolves administrative problems by coordinating preparation of reports, analyzing data, and identifying solutions

The ideal candidate should meet the following qualifications:
*Ability to perform multiple tasks
*Organizational skills
*Interpersonal skills
*Written & verbal skills
*Ability to problem solve and decision make
*Team player

Contact: info@monolithsolar.com (headline: Administrative Assistant)

"Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar; every panel is pounded into place by a worker whose job can’t be outsourced. Let’s continue that progress with a smarter tax policy that stops giving $4 billion a year to fossil fuel industries that don’t need it, so that we can invest more in fuels of the future that do." (Obama's State of the Union Address)

In his State of the Union speech, President Obama straight up touted his “all-of-the-above energy strategy” as being responsible for getting America “closer to energy independence than we’ve been in decades.” He said that “taken together, our energy policy is creating jobs and leading to a cleaner, safer planet.”

The country may be closer to energy independence, and the energy industry certainly has created a lot of jobs, but it’s certainly not due to any “all-of-the-above” strategy pushed by the Obama administration.

Christopher HelmanForbes Staff

Besides, what is this “all-of-the-above” strategy anyway? If Obama believed in such a strategy, then he would not have worked to destroy the coal industry (and thousands of jobs) by encouraging the EPA to limit the carbon emissions allowed by coal-fired power plants. Furthermore, if he believed in an all-of-the-above strategy, he would be doing more to support next-generation nuclear and would have approved the Keystone XL pipeline long ago, in the interest of helping get more bottlenecked American crude oil to market.

What is responsible for getting America closer to energy independence is the boom in the production of oil and natural gas. This boom has happened without the administration’s help. The president rightly noted the contribution of natural gas, saying that “if extracted safely, it’s the bridge fuel that can power our economy with less of the carbon pollution that causes climate change.” That “extracted safely” bit is, of course, code word for concerns over fracking. Much to the fracktivists’ dismay, Obama — as has been his custom in previous SOTUs — did not mention fracking, neither for approval or disapproval. But in his cheerleading for natural gas, his encouragement of natgas-powered cars and trucks, he is giving fracking his tacit backing. That’s because 90% of the oil and gas wells drilled in America today are fracked — there could be no oil and gas boom without it.

He did throw the fracktivists a couple bones, stating that his administration would keep working to strengthen protections “of our air, our water, and our communities” and to “use my authority to protect more of our pristine federal lands for future generations.” That means the oil and gas industry shouldn’t expect drilling permits on federal land.

The only time I laughed out loud at the president’s address tonight when he said the following: “But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact. And when our children’s children look us in the eye and ask if we did all we could to leave them a safer, more stable world, with new sources of energy, I want us to be able to say yes, we did.

The only scalable, proven, zero-carbon energy source is nuclear. While I generally think it’s better to have less government spending on anything and everything, one area where federal research is justified and needed is on the design and construction of new generations of modular nuclear reactors. Again, Obama didn’t even mention nuclear.

Neither did Obama mention wind or coal. Yet together those energy sources are responsible for 60% of the nation’s electric power generation (coal 37%, nuclear 19% and wind 3.5%). He did harp on solar, probably because his administration has been instrumental in directing billions of taxpayer dollars to subsidize solar installations that would otherwise be at best marginally economic. Solar may qualify as one of those all-of-the-above energy sources, but if it all disappeared tomorrow we wouldn’t miss it much. According to the Dept. of Energy solar accounts for less than half of one percent of U.S. power generation.

“Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar; every panel pounded into place by a worker whose job can’t be outsourced,” Obama said. Sure, but you could certainly say that same exact thing about the roughnecks wrangling pipe on drilling rigs, the coal miners toiling at coal seams or the workers maintaining nuclear power plants. And there’s a hell of a lot more of all of them than there are solar installers.

In fact, upon listening to Obama give his speech tonight, I bet there’s a few thousand unemployed Appalachian coal miners who thought that if the president really wanted to address unemployment, income inequality and U.S. energy independence all at once, then he could sure get a lot of mileage by telling the EPA to lay off the coal industry and help them get back to their well-paid work. That would be a real all-of-the-above solution for part of the country that could really use the help.

Here’s the President’s comments on energy:

Now, one of the biggest factors in bringing more jobs back is our commitment to American energy. The all-of-the-above energy strategy I announced a few years ago is working, and today, America is closer to energy independence than we’ve been in decades.

One of the reasons why is natural gas – if extracted safely, it’s the bridge fuel that can power our economy with less of the carbon pollution that causes climate change. Businesses plan to invest almost $100 billion in new factories that use natural gas. I’ll cut red tape to help states get those factories built, and this Congress can help by putting people to work building fueling stations that shift more cars and trucks from foreign oil to American natural gas. My administration will keep working with the industry to sustain production and job growth while strengthening protection of our air, our water, and our communities. And while we’re at it, I’ll use my authority to protect more of our pristine federal lands for future generations.

It’s not just oil and natural gas production that’s booming; we’re becoming a global leader in solar, too. Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar; every panel pounded into place by a worker whose job can’t be outsourced. Let’s continue that progress with a smarter tax policy that stops giving $4 billion a year to fossil fuel industries that don’t need it, so that we can invest more in fuels of the future that do.

And even as we’ve increased energy production, we’ve partnered with businesses, builders, and local communities to reduce the energy we consume. When we rescued our automakers, for example, we worked with them to set higher fuel efficiency standards for our cars. In the coming months, I’ll build on that success by setting new standards for our trucks, so we can keep driving down oil imports and what we pay at the pump.

Taken together, our energy policy is creating jobs and leading to a cleaner, safer planet. Over the past eight years, the United States has reduced our total carbon pollution more than any other nation on Earth. But we have to act with more urgency – because a changing climate is already harming western communities struggling with drought, and coastal cities dealing with floods. That’s why I directed my administration to work with states, utilities, and others to set new standards on the amount of carbon pollution our power plants are allowed to dump into the air. The shift to a cleaner energy economy won’t happen overnight, and it will require tough choices along the way. But the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact. And when our children’s children look us in the eye and ask if we did all we could to leave them a safer, more stable world, with new sources of energy, I want us to be able to say yes, we did.