SEIA "shouts out" for solar
Educating Americans about the benefits of solar energy is at the heart of a new social media campaign, America Supports Solar, launched by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) in conjunction with National "Shout Out For Solar" Day and SEIA's 40th anniversary as a national trade association. SEIA plans to use this platform as a way to showcase the industry's innovations, continued growth and successes.
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Sharon Solar Farm in Sharon, Vermont. Credit: SayCheeeeeese/Wikimedia Commons |
Supported by both businesses and environmental groups, hundreds of thousands of people from across the United States and around the world are expected to take part in "Shout Out For Solar" Day and roll out of the America Supports Solar website, which highlights solar energy's popularity and growth across the United States. Solar in 2013 is expected to account for more new electric capacity than any other source of renewable energy since the late 1980s, according to SEIA.
"In recent years, our industry has created tens of thousands of new American jobs, pumped billions of dollars into the U.S. economy and helped to reduce pollution," said Rhone Resch, SEIA president and CEO.
While 2013 was a record-breaking year, 2014 is predicted to see 30 percent growth due, in part, to the fact that the average price of a solar system has dropped by more than 50 percent since 2010, according to SEIA.
"In 2006, there were less than 600 megawatts of grid-connected solar in the United States. Right now, there's an estimated 13,000 megawatts," Resch said. "…through an outpouring of support on social media, Americans nationwide are 'shouting out' this success story on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms, proving that the real power of solar is the millions of people who support it."
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