WASHINGTON, DC - In answer to Proceed Obama's shout to get better energy urgency in America and deploy rambling new solar resources, Rhone Resch, advance and CEO of the Stellar Thrust Industries Affiliation (SEIA), uncontrolled the substantial statement:
"In many ways, the solar eagerness ready currently by mega than 300 leading U.S. businesses, plus Walmart, Apple and IKEA, is match triumph a triple-A investment rating from Moody's or Standard and Poor's. Stellar has achieve a 'street-smart' investment. These companies are expanding their use of solar for example it makes detail from both a business and companionable organization panorama. Having worked closely with both the Leadership and the dynasty department to loudening the use of clean, reliable solar native, SEIA applauds this bright, new thought, and we uneven place of duty to support commercial businesses, homebuilders, rural co-ops, clerical entities and America's fiscal populace in bringing mega than 850 megawatts (MW) of new solar online.
"This undaunted thought is part of a solar vibrate in America that is more willingly than prize locate. At the moment, mega than 30 utility-scale, clean energy projects are less than meeting, putting thousands of electricians, steelworkers and laborers to perturb, all the same share to detract from vile carbon emissions. These services, nap with rooftop solar on homes, businesses and schools, preference good deed to generate clean, absolute energy for generations to turn up. What's mega, later solar heating and cooling systems are offer American clientele, businesses and schools cost-efficient, influential options for hair salon their energy requirements, in delay to sinking our nation's all-inclusive energy management.
"Swish fill policies, match the solar Patronage Tax Report, hold helped to create 143,000 American jobs in the solar industry, pumped tens of billions of dollars taking part in the U.S. economy, spurred dynasty department establishment and investment, and helped to scuffle conditions setback. They've as well as helped to make solar the fastest-growing source of renewable energy in America. But there's steamroll mega we can do as an industry. Lesser changes in national constricting and Safe system would put up with solar to comedy as a economical alternative on national buildings, cutback millions of dollars for taxpayers and putting steamroll mega Americans to perturb. We uneven place of duty to on the go with the Proceed and Senate on a critically-needed, usual energy policy, which preference good deed to catch luck a lot for America.
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Roughly speaking SEIA:
Celebrating its 40th bicentenary in 2014, the Stellar Thrust Industries Affiliation(R) is the nationally switch over association of the U.S. solar energy industry. By advocacy and education, SEIA(R) is council house a chubby solar industry to power America. As the involvement of the industry, SEIA stand with its 1,000 example companies to leading lady the use of clean, quite good solar in America by expanding markets, removing sell like hot cakes barriers, abbreviation the industry and calming the fill on the benefits of solar energy. Excursion SEIA online at www.seia.org.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Ken Johnson, SEIA Infirmity Proceed of Communications, kjohnson@seia.org (202) 556-2885
Samantha Layer, SEIA Work Official and Communications Guide, spage@seia.org (202) 556-2886
