The Congressional Solar Caucus is a bipartisan
United States House of Representatives
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caucus whose members "work on a bipartisan basis to find common ground to tackle issues facing solar business and communities"
The caucus was started in February 2018, during the
115th Congress, by Representatives
Raja Krishnamoorthi
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(D-IL) and
Ralph Norman
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(R-SC).
Mission
The mission of the Caucus is:
"to raise awareness for how policymakers, business leaders, and academic experts can work together to foster jobs, growth, and America’s leadership in the solar industry."
Members, 116th Congress
In the
116th Congress, members are as follows:
Last updated February 5, 2019
See also
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Photovoltaics
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Solar power in the United States
Solar power includes solar farms as well as local distributed generation, mostly on rooftops and increasingly from community solar arrays. In 2021, utility-scale solar power generated 115 terawatt-hours (TWh), or 2.8% of electricity in t ...
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Caucuses of the United States Congress
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United States House of Representatives
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