The Solar Alliance

We are a state-focused alliance of solar manufacturers, integrators and financiers dedicated to accelerating the promise of photovoltaic (PV) energy in the United States.

We specifically target our efforts to help legislators, regulators and utilities make the transition to solar power by providing the technical and policy expertise to create programs that are in the best interest of residential, commercial, and government customers and Americans as a whole.

Legislators - Your actions can ensure that your constituents receive the environmental and economic benefits of clean, renewable energy in the most cost-effective manner.

Regulators - Many of you struggle to find solutions to the myriad problems facing electric utilities today, including greenhouse gas mitigation; fuel diversity; transmission congestion and siting new transmission; and rapidly rising costs. Working solar into your state's energy mix can help to address each of these.

Utilities - Polls show by large margins that customers prefer solar electricity over any other form. Forward-thinking utilities can use solar energy as one part of the strategy to improve customer satisfaction, improve the capacity factor of the grid, particularly during peak hours, and increase shareholder value by creating new revenue sources and increasing rate-based assets. Solar can also be deployed far faster and less expensively than other options and can become a key element in meeting GHG reduction targets.

The Solar Alliance works closely with corporations, state-level trade associations, grass roots organizations, academic institutions as well as local governments that advocate solar energy so that we may all speak with one stronger voice.

We thank you for your interest and look forward to working with you toward a sustainable solar future.

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Solar Advocates Applaud New Jersey's Renewable 
Energy Bill Passage

Solar Leaders Applaud New PV Cost Study that Shows Government Policies Reduce Installed Costs, Expand U.S. Solar Market

Florida Governor Crist Receives "Golden Meter" Award for Solar Energy Leadership 

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New Nevada Solar Laws Mark Exciting Progress on Large-scale
Development, Fall Short on Tapping Full Solar Opportunity for
Businesses, Consumers and Job Creation 

Together those policies can strengthen the local economy and environment, increase grid stability, and reduce dependence on costly peak energy. 
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