Kira Costanza, alongside our buddies at Solardelphia and environmental advocates at PennFuture, spoke to reporters today about the growing solar industry in PA. A similiar press conference was held today in Harrisburg, to support the passage of House Bill 80 and strong, effective solar policy.
PennFuture highlighted SunPower Builders as a Pennsylvania "Solar Success Story" :
Pennsylvania solar companies have greatly expanded within the past year, thanks to the PA Sunshine Solar Program and the Commonwealth Financing Authority Solar Grant Program. Before the opening of these programs, SunPower Builders was one of only roughly 20 solar installers in Pennsylvania; today over 300 solar installers are participating in these programs.
“As a Pennsylvania solar company that has been designing and installing solar systems since the early 1970s, this is a very exciting time and a period of massive change,” said Kira Costanza, Director of External Relations for SunPower Builders. “SunPower has grown from an office of 3 with a few installers in the field to a company of 20. Green jobs are real, and we look forward to working with the growing industry to turn Pennsylvania into a solar powerhouse.”
Read the full press release here:
http://www.pennenvironment.org/newsroom/energy/energy-program-news/new-report-solar-power-can-reap-huge-benefits-for-environment-energy-security
The story was also featured on The Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News GreenSpace Blog:
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/greenliving/
Thank you to Nathan Willcox at PennEnvironment for organizing today's event and to everyone at PennEnvironment who worked on this important report.
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