Press Release Archive
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2012
January 30, 2012 - Solar Industry Submits Comments on Draft Rules for Solar Development on Public Lands
January 24, 2012 - SEIA Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address
January 23, 2012 - SEIA Statement on Resignation of Congresswoman Giffords
January 03, 2012 - SEIA and the Solar Alliance Merge to Drive Effective Policy for Solar on the State Level
2011
December 21, 2011 - SEIA Praises Secretary Salazar, Obama Administration for Continued Work to Develop Solar Energy Projects on Public Land
December 16, 2011 - SEIA Membership Elects New Directors for 2012-2013
December 14, 2011 - U.S. Solar Energy Industry Sets Record for Installations, Achieves 140 Percent Annual Growth in Best Quarter Ever
December 01, 2011 - MDV-SEIA and National SEIA Formalize Partnership to grow Area Solar Market
November 30, 2011 - Coalition of Over 750 Companies, Small Businesses and Organizations Urge Congress to Extend Successful 1603 Treasury Program
November 22, 2011 - SEIA Supports APEC Leaders' Commitment to Expanding Trade and Investment in Environmental Goods and Services
November 01, 2011 - New Poll: 9 out of 10 Americans Support Solar, Across Political Spectrum
October 27, 2011 - Solar Industry Response to Draft Supplemental Solar PEIS
October 19, 2011 - SEIA Statement on Expected Petitions for the U.S. Government to Investigate Chinese Trade Practices
October 19, 2011 - SEIA Announces Solar Champion Award Winners
October 19, 2011 - NYSEIA and National SEIA Formalize Partnership to grow New York Solar Market
October 17, 2011 - Solar Works for America: SEIA President Rhone Resch Highlights Solar Job Growth at Solar Power International 2011
October 17, 2011 - Solar Industry Donates Solar Arrays and Installation Services to Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Homes
October 17, 2011 - Majority of Americans See Benefits of Solar Water Heating, Feel Growth of Solar Water Heating Industry Creates Jobs and Deserves Government Support
October 14, 2011 - HSEA and National SEIA Formalize Partnership to grow Hawaii Solar Market
October 13, 2011 - OSEIA and National SEIA Formalize Partnership to Grow Oregon Solar Market
October 12, 2011 - New Study Shows Significant Job Growth in 2012 from One-Year Extension of Successful Treasury Program
September 20, 2011 - New Report Shows U.S. Solar Outpaces Global Market: PV Demand Grows 69 Percent Year-Over-Year
September 19, 2011 - SEIA Partners with SolarNexus to Improve Solar Business Management Efficiency of Solar Energy Companies
September 08, 2011 - SEIA Statement on Tonight's Jobs Speech by President Obama
September 08, 2011 - SEIA Names HUB International as the Exclusive Insurance Provider to Solar Energy Companies
September 08, 2011 - CALSEIA and National SEIA Formalize Partnership to Grow California Solar Market
September 07, 2011 - SEIA Statement on Nationwide Military Solar Energy Project
September 01, 2011 - Solar Energy Industries Association Responds to Solyndra Announcement
August 29, 2011 - U.S. Solar Industry Was Net Global Exporter by $1.9B in 2010
July 21, 2011 - SEIA Commends FERC Commissioners for Transmission Cost Allocation Rule
July 14, 2011 - SEIA Commends Secretary Salazar, Obama Administration for Continued Commitment to Developing Solar Energy Projects on Public Land
June 17, 2011 - SEIA Applauds Sec. Salazar for Progress on Utility-Scale Solar Projects
June 16, 2011 - U.S. Solar Energy Industry Continues Record-Setting Growth in 2011
June 01, 2011 - SEIA President Rhone Resch Testifies before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee
May 10, 2011 - Solar Energy Industries Association Hires Manning Feraci, Expands Policy and Outreach Capacity
May 03, 2011 - Solar Industry Comments on Draft Solar PEIS
April 21, 2011 - Solar Industry Praises Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Study of Solar PV's Impact on California Home Sale Price
April 12, 2011 - Solar Industry Praises Congressional Champions for Preserving Loan Guarantee Funding
April 04, 2011 - SEIA President Rhone Resch Highlights Solar Industry's Tremendous Growth at PV America Conference and Expo
March 10, 2011 - US Solar Energy Industry Experiences Record-Breaking Growth in 2010
March 03, 2011 - SEIA President Rhone Resch's Testimony before the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade
February 14, 2011 - SEIA Statement on President Obama's FY2012 Budget Request
January 25, 2011 - SEIA Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address
January 13, 2011 - SEIA Elects New Officers for 2011-2012
2010
December 17, 2010 - President Obama, Bipartisan Champions in Congress Save Jobs for Thousands in U.S. Solar Industry
December 16, 2010 - SEIA Statement on Salazar, Chu Public Lands Announcement
December 16, 2010 - House Passes Extension of Job-creating Treasury Section 1603 Program
December 16, 2010 - Commercial Sector Drives U.S. Solar Market with 38 Percent Growth in Third Quarter, Solar Costs Continue Decline According to Latest U.S. Solar Market InsightTMReport
December 15, 2010 - Senate Votes to Extend Job-creating 1603 Program
December 14, 2010 - SEIA, GTM Research Study Finds U.S. is Major Solar Exporter
December 14, 2010 - SEIA Applauds Proposed Amendment to Senate Tax Bill That Would Extend Successful Manufacturing Tax Credit for Renewable Energy
December 10, 2010 - Solar Energy Industries Association Applauds Inclusion of Treasury Section 1603 Program Extension in Senate Tax Compromise
December 03, 2010 - Solar Generation USA Road Trip Shows Solar Working for America Today
December 02, 2010 - Global Solar Industry Releases Report Demonstrating Accelerated Deployment of Solar
November 18, 2010 - SEIA Statement on FERC's Proposed Rulemaking to Accelerate Integration of Renewable Energy Resources Into the Nation's Power Grid
November 04, 2010 - SEIA Statement on Interior Department Approval of Seventh Utility-scale Solar Project on U.S. Public Lands
November 02, 2010 - SEIA Statement on Mid-Term Elections
October 14, 2010 - BGA Statement: Unions, Venture Capitalists, Solar Industry Urge Californians to Vote No on Prop 23
October 13, 2010 - SEIA: National Solar Jobs Census Shows Solar Employment Strong, Expected to Grow
October 12, 2010 - SEIA/GTM Research U.S. Solar Market Insight Report: Strong US Solar Industry Growth for First Half of 2010
October 12, 2010 - SEIA President Rhone Resch Calls on U.S. Solar Industry To Be America's Number One Energy Provider
October 11, 2010 - For Third Consecutive Year, National Poll Shows More Than 9 out of 10 Americans Want Solar Now
October 08, 2010 - SEIA Statement on Opening of Suntech Manufacturing Facility in Arizona
October 05, 2010 - Solar Energy Industries Association Statement on Return of Cost-saving Solar Energy to the White House
October 05, 2010 - SEIA Statement on First Permits for Utility Scale-Solar on Public Lands: DOI Clears Way for Construction of Imperial Valley and Lucerne Valley Solar Projects
September 27, 2010 - SEIA Praises President Obama, Congress for Helping Small Business
September 15, 2010 - SEIA Statement on United Steel Workers' Petition to U.S. Trade Representative
September 09, 2010 - Solar Industry Welcomes Pres. Carter's Solar Panel Back to Nation's Capital
July 23, 2010 - Solar Industry Calls on Senate to Include Bipartisan Solar Provisions in Energy Bill
July 16, 2010 - Lori Campbell Named Senior Director of Sales and Marketing for Solar Energy Trade Shows, LLC
July 14, 2010 - Bonus Depreciation Extension Will Bring More Solar Jobs, Deployment
July 08, 2010 - Nevada Now Home to Federal Solar Demonstration Zone
July 07, 2010 - President's Export Council Includes Solar Industry Representatives
June 21, 2010 - U.S. Solar Industry on Track to Install 10 Gigawatts of Solar Annually by 2015
June 17, 2010 - FERC Proposed Rule Would Encourage Transmission for Solar Power Projects
June 16, 2010 - New Energy Coalition Calls for Passage of Clean Energy Bill - Let America's Energy Future Start Today
June 15, 2010 - Statement by Rhone Resch on the President's Speech from the Oval Office this evening
June 15, 2010 - SEIA Statement on Legislation to Extend Treasury Grant Program
June 10, 2010 - U.S. Moves One Step Closer to Tapping World-class Solar Energy on Public Lands
May 25, 2010 - Registration Opens Following Strong Exhibit Sales for Solar Power International 2010 in Los Angeles
May 19, 2010 - New Study: Solar Industry Poised to Create 200,000 Jobs with Key Tax Policies
May 12, 2010 - SEIA Statement on Kerry- Lieberman Climate Change Bill
May 04, 2010 - SEIA Appoints Daniel Adamson as Vice President of Government Affairs
April 22, 2010 - U.S. Solar Industry Urges Action on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day
April 15, 2010 - US Solar Industry Trade Association Reports Strong Growth in 2009 Despite Recession
April 14, 2010 - SEIA Submits Testimony for House Ways and Means Committee Hearing
March 18, 2010 - Poll: 3 out of 4 Americans Approve of Solar Energy Development on Public Lands
March 15, 2010 - SEIA Appoints Kimbis as Director of Policy and Research, General Counsel
March 10, 2010 - SENATOR HARRY REID NAMED 2009 NATIONAL SOLAR ENERGY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
February 24, 2010 - SEIA President and CEO Rhone Resch Recognized for "Leadership in Renewable Energy"
February 22, 2010 - SEIA STATEMENT ON FIRST DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE FOR UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR PROJECT
February 17, 2010 - SEIA Statement on Anniversary of Stimulus Bill
February 09, 2010 - 2010 OUTLOOK FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
February 04, 2010 - Sanders/Cohen Bill Would Cover America's Roofs with Solar
February 02, 2010 - Solar Industry Statement on President's FY2011 Budget
January 28, 2010 - SECRETARY KEN SALAZAR NAMED 2009 NATIONAL SOLAR ENERGY CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
January 27, 2010 - SEIA Response to State of the Union
January 21, 2010 - FERC Kicks Off Process to Get More Solar onto the Grid
January 13, 2010 - SEIA Applauds Governor Richardson's Plan to Make New Mexico a Solar Leader
January 08, 2010 - Manufacturing Tax Credit Announcement and Dept. of Labor Green Jobs Report Means Great Start to 2010 for Solar
2009
December 17, 2009 - New Date, Location for PV America, Solar Photovoltaic's Leading Conference and Trade Show
December 16, 2009 - Solar Energy Could Meet 15 Percent of US Electricity by 2020
December 11, 2009 - **MEDIA ADVISORY FOR DECEMBER 14 - 16** Solar Industry Press Briefings at COP15
December 03, 2009 - Media Advisory: Global Industry Leaders Issue Report on Potential of Solar Energy to Quickly Deploy and Reduce Millions of Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions
November 18, 2009 - SOLAR MANUFACTURING JOBS CREATION ACT WILL CREATE & KEEP AMERICAN JOBS
November 11, 2009 - SOLAR MANUFACTURING JOBS CREATION ACT WILL CREATE & KEEP AMERICAN JOBS
November 05, 2009 - SOLAR INDUSTRY STATEMENT ON PLANT SITING, ELECTRIC GRID HEARING IN U.S. HOUSE
October 27, 2009 - SEIA President Rhone Resch Challenges Solar Industry to Unite, Fight for "Solar Bill of Rights"
October 26, 2009 - U.S. SOLAR INDUSTRY TAKING THE LEAD IN PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES
October 22, 2009 - SEIA Statement on House Passage of H.R. 3585, the Solar Technology Roadmap
October 21, 2009 - Solar Leaders Applaud New PV Cost Study that Shows Government Policies Reduce Installed Costs, Expand U.S. Solar Market
October 19, 2009 - SEIA ANNOUNCES INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR SOLAR ENERGY COMPANIES
October 15, 2009 - SEIA Statement on Senate Passage of FY2010 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act
October 08, 2009 - National Poll Shows More Than Nine Out of 10 Americans Want Solar Now
October 07, 2009 - SEIA Statement on DOE Loan Guarantee Expansion to 'Commercial' Projects
September 30, 2009 - SEIA STATEMENT ON SENATE ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE DRAFT CLIMATE LEGISLATION
September 24, 2009 - SEIA STATEMENT ON HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARING ON ACCELERATING SOLAR DEPLOYMENT
September 22, 2009 - SEIA STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S REMARKS AT U.N. CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
September 17, 2009 - SEIA STATEMENT ON HOUSE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE HEARING ON CLEAR ACT
September 04, 2009 - SEIA MEMBER GIVES CHU, SCHWARZENEGGER TOUR OF CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY
August 13, 2009 - SOLAR MANUFACTURING TAX CREDIT GUIDELINES MEAN JOBS NOW
August 11, 2009 - SEIA Congratulates New Jersey on its 4,000th Solar Installation
July 29, 2009 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EXPANDS LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM FOR STIMULATING SOLAR INDUSTRY GROWTH AND JOB CREATION
July 28, 2009 - LEADERSHIP ON CLIMATE BILL BY MARKEY WILL HELP CREATE JOBS, MEET NATION'S CLEAN ENERGY NEEDS
July 15, 2009 - SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL 2009 ANNOUNCES KEYNOTE SPEAKER ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. AND ANNUAL CEO PANELISTS
July 09, 2009 - TREASURY GUIDELINES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY GRANTS WILL BOOST SOLAR ENERGY CONSTRUCTION, MANUFACTURING AND CREATE JOBS
June 29, 2009 - LEADERSHIP BY SALAZAR, REID WILL HELP CREATE JOBS, MEET ENERGY NEEDS WITH SOLAR
June 26, 2009 - HOUSE PASSES HISTORIC ENERGY-CLIMATE BILL THAT WILL BOOST SOLAR ENERGY, HELP PUT US ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK
June 19, 2009 - SEIA Statement on Confirmation of Cathy Zoi as DOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
June 10, 2009 - Innovation Recognized at SEIA's PV America Solar Conference
June 08, 2009 - PV America Solar Conference and Expo Kicks Off
May 27, 2009 - OBAMA'S NELLIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHOWS SOLAR IS CREATING JOBS NOW
May 27, 2009 - NEW TAX INCENTIVES MEAN IT'S A GREAT TIME TO GO SOLAR
May 21, 2009 - HOUSE CLIMATE CHANGE BILL A STEP FORWARD FOR SOLAR ENERGY, US ECONOMY
May 11, 2009 - SEIA URGES HOUSE COMMITTEE TO PERMIT SOLAR DEVELOPMENT ON FEDERAL LANDS
May 07, 2009 - President's Energy Budget Request Will Help Create Solar Jobs, Grow the Industry
May 06, 2009 - SOLAR INDUSTRY RECOMMENDS STEPS TO IMPLEMENT ECONOMIC STIMULUS, CONTINUE TO GROW SOLAR INDUSTRY
March 23, 2009 - SEIA Statement on President Obama's Investment in Renewable Energy in Budget Proposal
March 19, 2009 - Solar Energy Industry Group Reports US Solar Market Hit Record Growth In 2008, Despite Economic Crisis
March 11, 2009 - Secretary Salazar Announcement Makes Solar Energy Development a Priority on Public Lands
March 06, 2009 - SEIA: Majority Leader Reid's Bill Jump-starts Debate on Modernizing Electric Transmission Grid
March 05, 2009 - SEIA Elects New Division Chairmen, Establishes Policy, EH&S Committees
March 05, 2009 - Registration Opens for Nation's Premier Solar Photovoltaic Conference
February 26, 2009 - SEIA: Georgia Has Some of the Best Untapped Solar Resources in the World
February 18, 2009 - SOLAR, WIND INDUSTRIES RELEASE WHITE PAPER ON GREEN TRANSMISSION SUPERHIGHWAY
February 17, 2009 - Obama Signs Economic Recovery Legislation; Solar Industry Poised to Create 110,000 Jobs over Next Two Years
February 12, 2009 - Solar Industry Ready to Hire and Create Growth Opportunities with Economic Recovery Package
February 10, 2009 - Solar Industry is Ready to Put America Back to Work With Passage of Economic Recovery Package
February 10, 2009 - SEIA: The United States Has Some of the Best Untapped Solar Resources in the World
February 02, 2009 - SOLAR INDUSTRY CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS SOLAR POLICIES IN ECONOMIC STIMULUS
January 09, 2009 - SOLAR AND WIND READY TO LEAD NEW CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY
2008
December 18, 2008 - In Response to Unprecedented Growth of Solar Power International, Organizers Announce 2009 Date and Location Change for America's Largest Solar Conference and Expo
December 08, 2008 - SEIA Joins Leading Solar Companies in Call for More Global Reliance on Solar
December 03, 2008 - Solar Energy Poised to Put Americans Back to Work
November 13, 2008 - Renewable Energy Industries Ready to Lead U.S. Economic Recovery
November 12, 2008 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Renewable Energy Leaders to Hold Joint News Conference
November 05, 2008 - SEIA: America hired a new generation of leaders promising clean energy policies
October 29, 2008 - Solar Industry Leader Testifies before House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Solar being an Economic Engine in the U.S.
October 16, 2008 - Solar Energy Industries Association Names Senator Maria Cantwell 2008 National Solar Energy Champion of the Year
October 14, 2008 - SEIA President Rhone Resch Highlights Industry Success in Extending Federal Solar Tax Credits, Outlines Ambitious Agenda for 2009
October 03, 2008 - Federal Solar Tax Credits Extended for 8 Years, US Poised to Become Largest Solar Market in the World
October 01, 2008 - SEIA Statement on Senate Extension of Solar Tax Credits in Emergency Economic Legislation
September 29, 2008 - SEIA Urges Congress to Extend Solar Tax Credits Before Week's End
September 29, 2008 - Renewable Energy Industry Calls on Congressional Leadership Not to Leave for Election Until Tax Extender Legislation is Completed
September 26, 2008 - Solar Energy Industries Association Names Senator Gordon Smith as 2008 National Solar Energy Champion of the Year
September 26, 2008 - House Votes to Extend, Improve Solar Tax Credits
September 23, 2008 - Senate Reaches Bipartisan Agreement to Extend, Improve Solar Tax Credits
September 15, 2008 - STUDY SHOWS EXTENDING SOLAR TAX CREDITS WILL CREATE JOBS, INCREASE INVESTMENT
September 09, 2008 - SEIA Statement on DOE Rooftop Solar Energy System
July 30, 2008 - SEIA STATEMENT ON SENATE'S 8TH FAILURE TO EXTEND SOLAR TAX CREDITS
July 25, 2008 - SEIA Elects New Officers for 2008-2010
July 14, 2008 - Solar Power Conference Announces Annual CEO Panel Participants
July 10, 2008 - SEIA Member Calls on House of Representatives to Cultivate Green-Collar Job Growth Through Solar Energy
June 17, 2008 - SEIA Statement on Today's Failed Senate Cloture Vote for Solar Tax Credits
June 17, 2008 - SEIA Statement on H.R. 6049, the Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act
June 10, 2008 - Poll Reports 94% of Americans Say It's Important for the U.S. to Develop and Use Solar Energy
June 03, 2008 - Philadelphia to Host PV AMERICA, Leading Solar Photovoltaics Conference and Trade Show, in 2009
May 21, 2008 - SEIA Statement on HR 6049, the Energy and Job Creation Act
May 15, 2008 - SEIA Statement on HR 6049, the Energy Extenders Bill
May 06, 2008 - U.S. a ?Sleeping Giant? for Solar Energy
May 06, 2008 - U.S. a "Sleeping Giant" for Solar Energy
April 21, 2008 - Annual Solar Energy Report Demonstrates Record Growth of U.S. Market After Two Years with Investment Tax Credits
April 10, 2008 - Senate Adopts Solar Tax Credits
April 08, 2008 - Financial Executives Call on Congress to Extend Pending Solar Tax Credits
