EAPWX A2106 Close-out Update
All final FSRs have been received.
The EAPWX A2106 fund has been fully expended.
Potential
Mid-year Policy Proposals
Reminder: As discussed
during the November MWAG meeting, please submit any policy change proposals for
consideration by December 22, 2016.
Upcoming
Public Advisory Council
(PAC) Meeting
The Weatherization PAC
meeting to review potential changes to the MN WAP Policy Manual and the PY17 DOE
State Plan will be held on January 10, 2017. MN WAP Service Providers will be represented
by Jeff Gladis and Dan Roberts.
Program
Year 2016 Mid-year Policy Training
The PY16 Mid-year Policy
Training will be held on January 18, 2017 at the Coyote Moon Grille in St. Cloud from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Service Providers are invited to register up
to three people, including the WAP coordinator, lead technical staff member,
and one other key staff member who works directly with WAP. Registration for
the training can be found here.
Upcoming Tier 1 trainings:
- Crew
Leader: A one-week course held at Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College the
week of January 23-27, 2017.
- Energy
Auditor: A two-week course held at Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College the
weeks of January 9-13 and January 23-27, 2017.
- Quality
Control Inspector-recertification: one-day review February 6 or 13, 2017. Field
testing sessions available February 7-10 and 14-17, 2017.
Registration
information for these trainings will be sent to all Service Providers. Contact
Commerce with questions.
National
Weatherization Conference
In
place of a national weatherization conference, the Department of Energy (DOE)
will sponsor "The Home Performance Conference & Trade Show" (formerly Affordable
Comfort) on March 19-22 in Nashville, Tenn. Out-of-state travel requests are
required for all out-of-state travel per Policy Manual 6.9.2.1.
Save
the date: PY16 Minnesota WAP Energy Conference
The
Minnesota Energy Conference Committee is hard at work preparing for this year’s
conference, planned for May 17-19, 2017. Conference details to follow soon.
TRANE
furnace recall
The U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on TRANE, American
Standard, Ameristar brand and associated unbranded furnaces regarding a ground
wire in the furnace’s junction box that can become loose. If an electrical component then fails and short
circuits, the unit poses a shock hazard. The recalled furnaces include serial
numbers beginning with 16304 through 16324. Auditors and inspectors should be
aware of this recall as they come across these furnaces.
Staff changes at Commerce
We extend our well wishes to Steve Loomis, who has announced
his retirement. Steve’s final day with Commerce will be December 13, 2016. Steve has worked for the state of Minnesota
for nearly 19 years, including 12 years with the Weatherization Assistance
Program where he has worked tirelessly to maintain and improve the WA
software. Through his good work, Steve
has developed relationships with many staff across the statewide WAP network
and will surely be missed. Please join us in thanking Steve for his years of
dedicated service.
Brian Swanson will be leaving Commerce to pursue a job a
little closer to his home and family. Brian’s last day will be December 13,
2016. We thank Brian for his service and
wish him the best in his new pursuit.
Job
opportunities
Commerce has
posted a job opportunity for a WAP Administrative Monitor. We encourage Service
Providers to refer strong candidates to apply. The job is posted on the Minnesota
State Job Posting website
and will close December 15, 2016.
Commerce is currently in the process of filling
the WAP Administrator position vacated by Jodi Bellefeuille.
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