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Monday, Jan 27, 2014

New Jobs Report Shows Solar Continuing Record Growth

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With today’s release of The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), issued the following statement:

Tuesday, Aug 27, 2013

Valuation of Solar Generation Assets

This paper is intended to highlight best practices, as well as common pitfalls in valuing solar energy projects including the tangible and intangible assets comprising a fully contracted in-place system (a “solar asset”).

Thursday, Mar 07, 2013

US Solar Market Insight 2010 Q2 & Q3

The U.S. solar market is increasingly becoming a central focus of global industry attention, but state-by-state differences in regulations, incentives, utilities, and financing structures introduce more complexities in comparison to other markets. As a result, it has long been difficult to track and understand the changing market dynamics for solar energy in the U.S.

Friday, Mar 01, 2013

SEIA Statement on Federal Budget Sequestration & Impacts on 1603 Treasury Program

Statement from Rhone Resch, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, about Federal Budget Sequestration:

Friday, Mar 01, 2013

Solar Tax Manual

SEIA members enjoy exclusive access to the SEIA Guide to Federal Tax Incentives for Solar Energy, a regularly updated resource to guide you and your customers through the federal tax benefits for solar.

Monday, May 21, 2012

U.S. Solar Industry Urges Action on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) President and CEO Rhone Resch today released the following statement in honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.

Monday, May 21, 2012

New Study: Solar Industry Poised to Create 200,000 Jobs with Key Tax Policies

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today released an independent study projecting the positive economic impact of the Department of Treasury Grant Program (TGP) and the Solar Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit. The study found that extending the TGP by two years and including solar manufacturing in the industries' existing tax credit would add 200,000 new domestic jobs to the solar workforce and supporting industries in the United States.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Nevada Now Home to Federal Solar Demonstration Zone

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) President and CEO Rhone Resch today praised U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) for working with U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to select a site for the Solar Demonstration Zone Project. The two agencies chose a site that will take advantage of Nevada's world-class solar resources to highlight the latest innovations in solar technologies while creating clean energy jobs.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Coalition of Over 750 Companies, Small Businesses and Organizations Urge Congress to Extend Successful 1603 Treasury Program

Today, a coalition of more than 750 companies, small businesses and organizations will send a letter to Congress calling for a one-year extension of the Department of Treasury’s Section 1603 Program. The signatories on the letter represent hundreds of thousands of jobs in all 50 states across a dozen energy technology industries and related sectors including electrical contractors, roofers and engineers.

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