The history of solar energy is an American success story. Since the creation of the first silicon solar cell 70 years ago, solar leaders have been innovating, improving efficiency, lowering costs, and growing this American-born technology into an essential part of our nation’s energy system.
Black history is foundational to the past, present, and future of the U.S. solar and storage industry. As we celebrate Black History Month, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is focused on uplifting the work of Black leaders, delivering resources to improve representation, and advocating for policies that address the inequality in our energy systems.
America’s solar and storage industry is quickly transforming our energy system, creating new opportunities in every corner of the country. This rapid growth cannot be haphazard if we want to ensure equitable growth as part of this transition.
As the national trade association for America’s solar and storage industry, SEIA has a responsibility to make sure the industry is prioritizing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ). In this yearly report, you’ll ...
Our energy systems are changing. For decades, communities of color and low-income communities have been systematically excluded from the benefits of energy development while, at the same time, bearing a disproportionate share of its pollution. The transition to clean energy represents a generational opportunity to reverse decades of environmental racism and build a more inclusive and just energy system that all Americans can participate in and benefit from.
By convening key stakeholders and developing flexible land use solutions, this initiative is bound to deliver the economic, social, and ecological benefits of solar power to communities across the county.
The quarterly SEIA/Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables U.S. Solar Market Insight report shows the major trends in the U.S. solar industry. Learn more about the U.S. Solar Market Insight Report. Released September 7, 2023.
To see clean energy deployment soar to its full potential, the United States will have to solve one of its biggest challenges to date: recruiting, training, and hiring tens of thousands of talented workers while centering equity in the energy transition.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is announcing that it has been named one of The Washington Post’s 2023 Top Workplaces in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Selection for ...