End Date: 12/4/2025  
No. of Days: 1 day  
Course Level: Core  
CEU Credits: 4.00  
Start Time:  8am Central 
Tuition: $140.00 USD Member / $200.00 USD Non-Member  

Tuition may be paid by check or credit card to IRWA Headquarters in U.S. Dollars.  

Sponsored By:  Chapter 29

Course Description:  
This 4-hour renewable (green) energy course will provide IRWA members and non-members with an introduction to solar energy. This course provides a description, glossary of terms, sources, legislation and regulation, relationships and partnerships, various technologies, advantages and disadvantages, environmental impacts, and mitigation.

Target Audience 
Engineers, Attorneys, Land Acquisition Specialists, Relocation Specialists, Land Use Planners, Project Managers, Property Managers, Appraisers, Government Employees, and Consultants. 

Course Objectives 
By the end of this 4-hour course, you will: 
  •  Demonstrate a basic understanding of solar energy, individual and solar arrays, source, installations, considerations, and types. 
  •  Recognize the advantages and disadvantages, environmental impacts, and the cost associated with solar energy. 
  •  Apply the course content in your workplace to engage, consult, negotiate, and acquire for a solar project. 

Credentialing
This course may be applied toward 4 hours of recertification toward of any of IRWA’s credentials. 

INSTRUCTOR: 
Mary Anne Marr, SR/WA has over 30 year’s experience in infrastructure real estate profession.  Mary Anne most recently served as  the Director of Real Estate for Consumers Energy, a Michigan based utility providing electric service to 1.8 million customers and gas service to 1.7 million customers.  Her responsibilities included acquisition, management and disposition of all real estate holdings.  Mary Anne has been involved in multiple large-scale real estate divestitures, acquisitions and infrastructure projects with recent emphasis on renewable energy projects including wind and solar development.  Mary Anne has been involved in IRWA leadership, serving at both the chapter and regional level.  She is also served as President of the International Right of Way Association from 2016-2017.  

CLASS INFORMATION: 
Newrow Virtual Classroom 
Participant Capacity: 15 
Start time:  8am Central