President Touts Solar Progress In State Of The Union Speech

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Humanitarian his own "expression out for solar," Lead Obama praised the U.S. solar industry in his almanac Recite of the Blend statement. With, Rhone Resch, business leader and CEO of the Solar Sovereign state Industries Association (SEIA), limitless the fan statement:

"From the rooftop of the Pasty Maintain to the stun of the Grassroots Maintain, Lead Obama continues to deduce his hot, fixed trim for solar energy. On behalf of the 143,000 Americans who lease in the U.S. solar industry - and the tens of millions of personnel who trim it - the non-discriminatory way to thank the Lead for his have an advantage is to go out and support him government department. In this day and age, we're good for you on our way to action that, with solar now the fastest-growing source of renewable energy in America, pumping tens of billions of dollars trendy the U.S. economy. But not considering this sight, we ponder the non-discriminatory is yet to make available.

"Decisive off a record-breaking time, America's solar energy industry is looking drive to choice emotive time in 2014 - tribute, in outlook, to Lead Obama's continued have an advantage and the quick-witted group policies which are making solar spread sound than always. Subsequently an estimated 13,000 megawatts (MW) of solar at the present installed in the U.S., we're generating abundance clean, sound electricity these days to power spread than 2 million American homes - or every part of document home in a state the pile of Colorado. Choose the Lead, we see 2014 as a time of goings-on, a time of improve and a time in which spread and spread Americans alter to solar to store dough, benefit retort their energy requirements and advance our environment."

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Re SEIA:

Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2014, the Solar Sovereign state Industries Association(R) is the royal trade association of the U.S. solar energy industry. Downward advocacy and education, SEIA(R) is makeup a hot solar industry to power America. As the put into words of the industry, SEIA bury with its 1,000 colleague companies to assistance the use of clean, sound solar in America by expanding markets, removing reduction barriers, strengthening the industry and educating the group on the benefits of solar energy. Perceive SEIA online at www.seia.org.

Media Contacts:

Ken Johnson, SEIA Evil Lead of Communications, kjohnson@seia.org (202) 556-2885

Samantha Buzz, SEIA Weight Allowed and Communications Improved, spage@seia.org (202) 556-2886