SEIA Forms New Committee to Expand Efforts in Midwest
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today announced the formation of the Midwest State Committee in an effort to expand its education and advocacy efforts in the region.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today announced the formation of the Midwest State Committee in an effort to expand its education and advocacy efforts in the region.
"Over the next few years, the Midwest has the potential to become a hotbed of solar growth, which will result in a host of economic and environmental benefits for local communities," said Abigail Ross Hopper, SEIAs president and CEO. "This committee will provide a platform for solar companies to come together and help drive the industrys messaging and stance on key policies that can transform Midwest power markets into a national leader in innovation and modernization."
The committee, which will be open to SEIAs Kilowatt Plus-level members and above, will focus on all solar market segments in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. These seven states installed dramatically more solar capacity in 2016 than they did in 2015, and GTM Research projects that these states will install more than 1 gigawatt of capacity by 2021, up from 73 megawatts in 2015.
Those interested in joining this committee should contact SEIAs director of state affairs, Rick Umoff, at rumoff@seia.org.
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