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PV America Conference to be Bi-Costal in 2013
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) announced today the PV America conference and exposition will be bi-coastal in 2013, with events in Philadelphia and San Diego. PV America East takes place January 29-31 at the Philadelphia Convention Center and PV America West is May 14-16 at the San [...]
Solar Industry Groups turn to States
The U.S. has seen a massive surge in interest in solar over the past few years. The Solar Energy Industries Association reports that the country saw record new solar installation in the third quarter of 2011 and added capacity has nearly doubled or even more than doubled each year for several years. The growing number [...]
SEIA, Solar Alliance Merge: Will It Help the U.S Solar Industry?
This week marks an important milestone in the development of a robust solar industry in the US. The Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA)and the Solar Alliance have merged to form one voice advocating for policies that advance solar deployment in the US. SEIA traditionally focused on federal legislative and regulatory policy which drives solar deployment [...]
SEIA: Commercial Solar Thermal Still Growing
It’s not much, but SEIA and its partner, GTM Research, have included some very general solar water heating market information in its 3rd quarter executive summary. Free Hot Water has talked to GTM researchers before about the lack of solar water heating data in their reports. They explain that there are two problems: First, not [...]
What Happens to the Solar Industry if 1603 isn’t Extended?
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research on Dec. 14 unveiled their latest report on the solar industry “The U.S. Solar Market Insight: 3rd Quarter 2011,” showing the industry saw explosive year-over-year growth of 140 percent. But the sunny news was clouded by the looming expiration of the Department of Treasury’s 1603 grant program, [...]
9 out of 10 Americans Back Solar
Our friends over at the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) are out today with a new poll commissioned by SEIA and Schott Solar and performed by independent polling firm Kelton Research. Not surprisingly for those of us who regularly talk to the public about solar – but something largely missing from most press accounts – [...]
POLL: 75% of America Supports Solar Water Heating
Good news. Despite solar hot water getting less attention in the U.S., a new poll conducted by SEIA shows strong public support for solar water heating and agree that solar water heating helps the economy and create jobs. The independent poll conducted by Gotham Research Group shows that 74% of Americans agree with the statement, [...]
Why is CSP Falling Out of Favor?
When Solar Millennium announced last week that it would switch from solar thermal to photovoltaic technology for the first 500-megawatt phase of its 1,000-megawatt solar project outside of Blythe, Calif., It drew attention to a growing trend away from CSP. Solar Millennium issued a statement last week saying that the company felt solar photovoltaic technology [...]
SEIA Road Trip Shows How Solar is Helping America
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), an industry trade group, is taking a new approach to educate the American public about the benefits of solar energy. Yesterday, the organization introduced a new campaign entitled “TheSolar Generation USA Road Trip,” during which award-winning directorAlan Blake took a 3-week trip from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to LosAngeles, California in order [...]