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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

New Study Shows Significant Job Growth in 2012 from One-Year Extension of Successful Treasury Program

Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released “Economic Impact of Extending the Section 1603 Treasury Program,” a report by renowned global energy analysis firm EuPD Research. The report examines projected job growth and solar deployment associated with a one-year extension of the Section 1603 Treasury Program.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Solar Industry Praises Congressional Champions for Preserving Loan Guarantee Funding

Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), released the following statement on the preservation of funding for the Department of Energy’s Section 1705 Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) in the bipartisan continuing resolution.

Monday, May 14, 2012

SEIA President Rhone Resch's Testimony before the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade

Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA), today testified before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade's hearing entitled, "Made in America: Innovations in Job Creation and Economic Growth."

Monday, May 14, 2012

SEIA Statement on President Obama's FY2012 Budget Request

Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released the following statement today commending President Barack Obama’s FY2012 budget request.

Monday, May 14, 2012

SEIA Statement on Salazar, Chu Public Lands Announcement

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA®) President and CEO Rhone Resch released the following statement on today's announcement by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu regarding renewable energy development on public lands:

Monday, May 14, 2012

President Obama, Bipartisan Champions in Congress Save Jobs for Thousands in U.S. Solar Industry

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA®) President and CEO Rhone Resch released the following statement today on President Barack Obama signing tax legislation into law that extends the Department of Treasury Section 1603 program for one year.

Thursday, May 03, 2012

New Study Shows US Solar Energy Could Employ Hundreds of Thousands of Americans by 2020

Univ. of Tennessee Baker Center study shows solar energy following similar growth path to mainstream usage as traditional energy sources, supported by smart federal policies similar to those that subsidize coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy.

Saturday, Feb 18, 2012

SEIA Statement on President Obama's FY2013 Budget Request

President Obama's Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 budget, released today, provides for an extension of the Section 1603 Treasury Program. Extension of this worthwhile program will allow taxpayers to reap the significant economic and energy policy benefits associated with the expanded deployment and use of solar energy.

Saturday, Feb 18, 2012

SEIA Statement on Payroll Tax Cut Compromise

Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, released the following statement today in reaction to a congressional compromise bill that extends the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits through the end of the year, but does not address tax extenders such as the 1603 Treasury program.

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