Pix fresh from SPI10 in LA of the groSolar crew and groSolar booth (#931). Stop by and say hi!

Solar Power International 2010 kicked off today in LA. Keep up with the groSolar crew and CEO, Jeff Wolfe:

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The groSolar booth at SPI10 in LA is coming together…

groSolar will be at Solar Power International (SPI) this October 12-14 at the LA Convention Center in Los Angeles. Stop by our booth, #931! SPI is the largest PV industry tradeshow and conference in the solar industry. Over 1,000 exhibitors and nearly 30,000 attendees will be there. Will you?

In addition to our booth at SPI, our CEO, Jeff Wolfe, will be presenting during public night and will also be speaking on a panel. The details are:

What: Jeff Wolfe presenting “Climate Presentation, Problems and Solutions based on ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ and ‘Our Choice’ by Al Gore”
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Time: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center
Description: Presented at the free “Public Night” of Solar Power International at the LA Convention Center. Attendance at the talk and for the exhibits if free to the public. The Climate Project’s (TCP) mission is to educate the public about the harmful effects of climate change and to work toward solutions at a grassroots level worldwide. Each TCP Presenter delivers a version of Gore’s slideshow based on his best-selling books and the Academy Award-winning documentary film “An Inconvenient Truth”. As part of this select groups of 1200 individuals in the US chosen to become TCP Presenters, Jeff completed the TCP training program in 2007. Less time is spent on defending the climate science, and more solutions are now presented in the slideshow, since climate change is now more widely understood and accepted.

What: Jeff Wolfe Speaking at “Wholesale Distributed Generation: FITs, Standard Contracts, Auctions, and the Next Big Thing in U.S. Solar”
Date: Thursday, October 14th
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Room 515B
Description: Wholesale distributed generation is one of the fastest growing and most exciting new solar markets in the country. These facilities have sufficient scale to deliver low prices to ratepayers, and virtually unlimited siting opportunities. Come learn from the experts about the multiple business models, programs, and market participants that are emerging to exploit this market opportunity. The panel will feature presentations from leading utilities, solar companies, and policy experts about current events, and a moderated discussion about future developments.

Hope to see you there!

Jeff got more air time at Solar Power International last week talking about groSolar’s marketing efforts with Solar Fred. For those of you not involved in the day to day world of solar marketing, Solar Fred is a blogger on RenewableEnergyWorld.com, a partner in SolarPowerRocks.com and consults on solar marketing.

Check out the video of Jeff talking with Solar Fred about marketing.

At Solar Power International last week, Rhone Resch, SEIA President & CEO, declared a Solar Bill of Rights. This truly is a bill of rights for the energy future of our country and not just companies in the industry. Read the full version below:

To secure a policy environment that allows solar energy to compete and empowers consumers to choose, Rhone Resch declared today, October 27, 2009, in the City of Anaheim, California, a Solar Bill of Rights:

We declare these rights not on behalf of our companies, but on behalf of our customers and our country. We seek no more than the freedom to compete on equal terms and no more than the liberty for consumers to choose the energy source they think best.

1. Americans have the right to put solar on their homes or businesses. Restrictive covenants, onerous connection rules, and excessive permitting and inspections fees prevent too many American homes and businesses from going solar.

2. Americans have the right to connect their solar energy system to the grid with uniform national standards. This should be as simple as connecting a telephone or appliance. No matter where they live, consumers should expect a single standard for connecting their system to the electric grid.

3. Americans have the right to Net Meter and be compensated at the very least with full retail electricity rates. When customers generate excess solar power utilities should pay the consumer at least the retail value of that power.

4. The solar industry has the right to a fair competitive environment. The highly profitable fossil fuel industries have received tens of billions of dollars for decades. The solar energy expects a fair playing field, especially since the American public overwhelmingly supports the development and use of solar.

5. The solar industry has the right to equal access to public lands. America has the best solar resources in the world, yet solar companies have zero access to public lands compared to the 45 million acres used by oil and natural gas companies.

6. The solar industry has the right to interconnect and build new transmission lines. When America updates its electric grid, it must connect the vast solar resources in the Southwest to population centers across the nation.

7. Americans have the right to buy solar electricity from their utility. Consumers have no choice to buy clean, reliable solar energy from their utilities instead of the dirty fossil fuels of the past.

8. Americans have the right, and should expect, the highest ethical treatment from the solar industry. Consumers should expect the solar energy industry to minimize its environmental impact, provide systems that work better than advertised, and communicate incentives clearly and accurately.

Jeff Wolfe was part of the CEO panel discussion titled “Surviving the Solar Shakeout” at SPI09 in Anaheim, CA. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson opened the session with a keynote address which was followed by the CEO panel. Forward to minute 37 to get directly to the CEO Panel. Jeff speaks at minutes 49, 52, 59, 1:08, 1:12, and 1:15.

Jeff Wolfe Speaks at SPI09

Zep Solar  is the industry’s first auto-grounding, drop-in mounting solution and we think it’s going to revoutionize the PV installation business. The Zep Solar system eliminates rails typically used in photovoltaic installation. No rails means it’s easier to ship, warehouse and install.  This reduces installation time and material waste and enhances the structural rigidity. Zep chose to partner with groSolar because of our multi-channel leadership across North America. Solar Power Internaitonal ‘09 is the big coming out party for Zep. The system can be seen in our booth, #309. It’s pretty impressive to see how quickly an array can be installed. Check out Zep if you’re in Anaheim.