The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), established in 1974, is the national non-profit

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of the solar-energy industry in the United States. In 2019, the group reported at least 1,000 member companies. Solar Panels at Topaz Solar 4 (8159035850)

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SEIA is a 501(c)6 non-profit trade association. The association supports the extension of a 30 percent federal solar investment

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for eight years. With the recent high flux of

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in the solar industry,

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maintains a resource for those looking for solar jobs. The Harvard Business Review claims that the solar industry could absorb all of the jobs lost to the

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as it shutters. By 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, the solar industry employed more workers in the energy generation industry than all fossil fuels (oil, coal, and natural gas) combined. An independent but strategically aligned organization, The Solar Foundation, is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which develops education & outreach programs to promote the further development of solar energy in the U.S.

Current Board of Directors

Executive committee

* SEIA Board Chair – Nat Kreamer,

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* SEIA Board Vice Chair – Tom Starrs, SunPower Corporation * Treasurer – Laura Stern, Nautilus Solar * Secretary – Michael Maulick, SunLink Corporation * President – Abigail Ross Hopper,

* Elected Committeemen ** Tony Clifford,

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** Craig Cornelius,

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** Ryan Creamer, sPower ** Steve Trenholm, E.ON North America * Federal Policy Committee Chair – Scott Hennessey,

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* State Policy Committee Chair – Thomas Plagemann, Vivant Solar

Division Chairs

* Distributed Generation – Tony Clifford,

* Solar Heating and Cooling – Ed Murray,

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* Solar Services and Consumers – Laura Stern, Nautilus Solar Energy * Utility-Scale Solar Power – Fred Morse,

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Board At-Large

* Craig Cornelius,

* Ryan Creamer, sPower * Jeff Dorety,

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* Scott Hennessey,

* Anne Hoskins, Sunrun, Inc. * Martin Hermann,

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* George Hershman,

Swinerton Renewable Energy Swinerton is a commercial construction company that provides services in the United States for commercial office, retail, multi-family residential, hospitality, healthcare, education, energy, and the entertainment sectors. The company also provide ...

* Stephen Jones,

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* Nat Kreamer,

* Daniel Laure,

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* Michael Maulick, SunLink Corporation * Matthew McGovern,

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* Ryan Pfaff, EDF Renewable Energy * Thomas Plagemann,

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* Dan Shugar, NEXTracker * Tom Starrs, SunPower Corporation * Jeremy Susac, SunStreet Energy Group * Steve Trenholm, E.ON North America * Darren Van't Hof,

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* Kathleen Weiss, First Solar, Inc. * Jim Yowan, Mortenson Construction * Scott Zajac, Rockwood Group * David Zwillinger, D. E. Shaw

Board Elected

* Mike Hall, Borrego Solar * Yuri Horwitz, Sol Systems * Jeff Wolfe, EnergySage * Andrew Savage, Savage Solar, LLC * Laura Stern, Nautilus Solar Energy

Honorary Members

* Arno Harris – Chairman Emeritus * Steve Hogan

State SEIA Affiliate Representative

* Gil Hough (TenneSEIA) board member, and PJ Wilson (SESA-Puerto Rico) alternate

Official State Affiliates

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* Mid Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (MSEIA) *

California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSIEA) California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association (MOSEIA) Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to th ...

Florida Solar Energy Industries Association (FlaSEIA) Florida is a U.S. state, state located in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia (U.S. state), Geo ...

Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz (South Korean band), The Boyz Albums and EPs * New (album), ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartn ...

Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association (OSEIA) Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

Georgia Solar Energy Industries Association (GeorgiaSEIA) Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association (TenneSEIA) Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

Gulf States Renewable Energy Industries Association (GSREIA) A gulf is a large inlet from the ocean into the landmass, typically with a narrower opening than a bay, but that is not observable in all geographic areas so named. The term gulf was traditionally used for large highly-indented navigable bodies ...

Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association (TREIA) Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

Hawaii Solar Energy Association (HSEA) Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is ...

Wisconsin Solar Energy Industries Association (WiSEIA) Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michi ...

* MDV-SEIA *

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References

External links

Solar Energy Industries Association

Solar Generation USA Road Trip

The Solar Foundation

Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
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