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Hearing 9/24: Solar Heats Up

This hearing will be webcast LIVE on Thursday, September 24 at 1:30 PM.

WASHINGTON – With sales growing 40 percent annually and costs falling rapidly, solar power has emerged as a core technology in America’s transition a clean energy economy. Solar energy brings opportunity in the form of new jobs and rapid technological development. It also presents potential new challenges in the way we use land and infrastructure and the way we distribute and store energy.

On Thursday, Chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming will hold a hearing entitled, "Solar Heats Up: Accelerating Widespread Deployment," examining current issues in solar energy development.

WHAT: Select Committee hearing: "Solar Heats Up: Accelerating Widespread Deployment"
WHEN: 1:30 PM, Thursday, September 24, 2009
WHERE: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC and online
WHO:
Dr. Stephanie A. Burns, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dow Corning
Frank De Rosa, Chief Executive Officer, NextLight Renewable Power
Steve Kline, Vice President for Corporate Environmental and Federal Affairs, Pacific Gas & Electric
Ms. Nada Culver, Esq., Senior Counsel, The Wilderness Society
Dr. Gabriel Calzada, Economics Professor, King Juan Carlos University

PLEASE NOTE: The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was created to explore American clean energy solutions that end our reliance on foreign oil and reduce carbon pollution.

The Select Committee was active during the 110th and 111th Congresses. This is an archived version of the website, to ensure that the public has ongoing access to the Select Committee record. This website, including external links, will not be updated after Jan. 3rd, 2010.

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