California Solar Energy Industries * supports the widespread * of solar thermal * photovoltaic systems by educating consumers, supporting solar legislation * conducting business in * professional * ethical manner.
CALSEIA is the CALifornia Solar Energy Industries *.
CALSEIA was founded in 1977. It is governed by * 15-member Board of Directors elected by the membership.
CALSEIA’s mission is to expand the use of * solar technologies in California * establish * sustainable industry for * clean energy future
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Companies who join CALSEIA * doing business in California or supplying products to California companies. The policies * programs in California * their livelihoods.
CALSEIA is funded by memberships through * membership dues
CALSEIA *
* Enact Legislation: to encourage removal of barriers * policies that help provide * open * competitive market
* Create */or Modify Regulations: to promote safety, durability, * * competitive market
* Create */or Maintain Incentives: to build the market to * size that * the installed cost of solar energy to compete with non-renewable energy resources
* Ethics: to encourage the ethical conduct of companies participating in the solar market. CALSEIA is not * law enforcement organization but it can provide resources to * people to find the * law enforcement organization.
* Codes * Standards: to ensure safety * reliability * to standardize requirements to reduce costs * improve construction efficiency
Types of Companies that * members of CALSEIA
Manufacturers, Contractors, Distributors, Engineers, Designers, Consultants, Utilities, Educational organizations, Local Governments
Types of solar technologies represented by CALSEIA
* Solar thermal – for water heating, process heat, electric generation, cooling, space condition for residential * commercial *
* Solar electric (photovoltaic) – for electric generation on homes, businesses, * to the utility
* Concentrating solar – for electric generation, process heat, * cooling
* Solar pool heating – for recreational, *, municipal, * therapeutic pools in commercial, residential, * municipal pools
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