October 16, 2014

The Honorable Barack H. Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20500

Dear President Obama,

As installers, manufacturers, designers, aggregators, product suppliers, and consultants, we welcome the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s unveiling of the Clean Power Plan, the first-ever federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants. Power plants account for 40 percent of America’s carbon pollution. The solar industry offers a wide range of technologies to generate energy pollution-free from the sun and reduce the need for polluting sources of energy. This plan is a critical step toward transforming our energy system to one that protects our health and environment, and that of our children.

As state and community leaders begin to seek effective measures to reach these goals, we wish to underscore the tremendous potential of in cutting carbon pollution. Last April at the White House Solar Summit, you highlighted that every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar. As the nation’s fastest growing source of renewable energy, solar can play a major role in meeting our nation’s energy and environmental challenges. Solar energy already provides enough pollution-free electricity to displace 18 billion pounds of coal, and could be a game-changer in a well-crafted Clean Power Plan.

With 143,000 Americans employed in the solar industry in more than 6,100 businesses across the nation, we stand by Gina McCarthy’s remarks that “we have never—nor will we ever—have to choose between a healthy economy and a healthy environment.” The rate of job growth in the solar industry is unmatched by any other sector in the nation. When developing their compliance strategies, communities should maximize the solar industry’s powerful ability to reduce pollution, create local jobs, and promote economic investment.

The EPA’s plan comes at a time when the fight against climate change absolutely requires bold and ambitious goals. We believe that your proposed plan is a good stepping-stone, and can be strengthened by maximizing the potential for solar energy. We are eager to work closely with local stakeholders to achieve the biggest carbon reductions possible. Thank you for your leadership in helping steer us and future generations toward a cleaner and healthier environment.

Sincerely,

ALABAMA A. Morton Archibald Alabama Solar Association Barton Craig McManus Affordable Solar Hot Water and Power AAA Air Care Affordable Energy Solutions Duct Savers

ARIZONA Ben Mancini EV Solar Products, INC Brandon Cheshire SunHarvest Solar & Electric Bruce Plenk Solar Possibilities Consulting Chris McKenna Protech Solar LLC Claude Barker SISU Technical Consulting LLC Cody McCoy Engenuity Systems Inc. Daniel Snyder Westwind Solar Electric Dave Haycock Energy Solution Providers LLC Dillon Holmes Cambio Energy Francis Bailey Phoenix Solar Specialists Greg Field Phoenix Green Team LLC Hadessa Zeigler Rooftop Solar LLC Jack Petty Schletter Jeff Shoemaker Custom Solar and Leisure LLC Jim Curtis Tucson Solar LLC Mark Lyzwa C.L.E. Solar System Design & Engineering Martin Dreager Green Light Solar Rebecca Slaughter Yuma Solar Robert Dallal Natural Power & Energy Roman Black Solar Gain, Inc Russ Patzer Sun Valley Solar Solutions Sammy Woods Summerwind Solar Sean Monaghan PEP Solar Thomas Chamberlin Sun Path LLC Tiernay Marsh Technicians for Sustainability Tom Park Renewable Energy Consortium Travis Purinton Pur Solar, Inc

CALIFORNIA Adam Boucher Promise Energy, Inc. Adam Gerza Sullivan Solar Power Alan Ropers Exosun Inc. Bill Stewart SolarCraft Billy Parish Mosaic Bob Leckinger FAFCO Bria diCicco AEE Solar Bruce Erickson Mendocino Solar Service Chris Worcester Solar Wind Works Cindy Davenport Butler Sun Solutions, Inc. Clayton Coate InvisibleSun Energy, LLC Danny Kennedy David Schlosberg BrightSource Energy Don 'Cam' Campbell Solar Electric Systems, Inc. Ed Murray Aztec Solar Inc Farrel Manning Apex Solar Gary Gerber Sun Light & Power Gerald W. Bernstein Stanford Transportation Group LLC Grant Manning Nextility Howard Chong Canadian Solar Inc. John Ewan Pacific Energy Company John Parry Solar Works John Stanton SolarCity Josh Fields SolarReserve Ken Justo ASI Hastings Heating and Air Conditioning Kevin White ET Solar Kimberly Ja Alta Energy Leslie Ames Tahoe Solar Designs Lidia Fraser Swinerton Lisa Falt Clean Power Finance Mark Dorman Quality Home Services Mark Harnett Complete Solar Mark Stout StoutPower Consulting, LLC Martin Fomage Enphase Energy Martin Learn Home Energy Systems Michael Emrich Solarponics Michael Wheeler Recurrent Energy Nicholas Carter NPC Solar Peter Cooper GCL Solar Energy Inc. Polly Shaw SunEdison Randy Zechman Clean Solar Rick Brown Terra Verde Renewable Partners Rick Reed SunEarth Inc. Ronald Mulick Solartronics Ross Heiman Sunpower Russell Schreck 1st Light Energy Serge Adamian SunChiller Stanley Greschner GRID Alternatives Ted Torre-Bueno Empowered Energy Solutions Tom Kunhardt Pure Energies Tom McCalmont McCalmont Engineering Walker Wright SunRun

COLORADO Adam Botts David Buchwald Earth Energy Solutions Joe Beach Starfire Energy John Klima Capitol Solar Energy Katie Champoux Innovative Energy Nick Kerwin Namaste Solar Philip Friedman Solar Professional Services

CONNECTICUT Elliot Isban American Solar & Alternative Power Joseph Panetta Modern Mechanical Services Mickey Toro C-TEC Solar Stephen Elkin SolarUS

DELAWARE Anne Kirby CMI Solar

FLORIDA Albert Rodriguez ATI Energia LLC Brett Emes Solar Energy Management Elaine Jacobson Solar Impact, Inc. Jose Garmendia Bay4 Energy Services, LLC Juan Romero InvesTrade Consulting Kirk Maust Solar Direct Remo Eyal TEVA Energy, LLC Roosevelt Showers 721 Worldwide Global

GEORGIA Gary Peters All American Solar Services LLC Mark Bell Empower Energy Technology Michael Chance Solar Energy USA Scott White SolarSmith Atlanta Roofing and Renovations

Creative Solar USA, INC Energy Conservation Solutions Hannah Solar Hicks Roofing INC My Solar Smith Radiance Solar Soenso Energies Solar Concierge South GA Solar Power Southern Solar Solutions Southern View Energy

HAWAII David Kaltsas SunWize Technologies Kawehi Ponce Solar Services Mike Carol Maui Pacific Solar Ron Hoosen Solar Inspectors Hawaii Alternate Energy Hawaii

ILLINOIS Brandon Leavitt Solar Service, Inc. Christopher Senger Penguin Energy Services Doug Barnett Boost Your ECO Javier Montes Acciona Energia Jay Marhoefer Intelligent Generation Jeff Keast Keast Electric, Inc Mark Wiklerson Stion Paul LaBarbera Magitek Energy Robert Rafson Chart House Energy Tom DeBates Habi-Tek

INDIANA Aaron Pedigo First Wind Solar Group Martin Hackl Fronius USA

KENTUCKY Dan Hofmann RegenEn Solar Jerry Bogie Bogie Electric

MARYLAND Christopher Colavito Standard Solar Inc. Fariborz Mahjouri Aurora Energy, Inc. Jeff Dorety JA Solar

MASSACHUSETTS Aaron Katz Great Sky Solar Aiman Alawa NuWatt Energy Andrea Bashaw ASIDACO Andy Wall Ad Energy Bart Bales Bales Energy Associates Ben Cumbie Transformations INC Bill Bennett Bennett Solar Bill Stillinger Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Coorperative Bob Higgins Atlantic Alternative Power Brandon Stephens Bruce Davis Certified Safe Electric, INC Bruce Rohr Chris Clark Nexamp Christopher Sheldon Southern Light Solar Dave Remington NextSun Energy David Deutsch Dynamic Energy David Tremblay Adams Power Services DeWitt Jones BCC Solar Energy Advantage Doug Pope Pope Energy Edward Whitaker Second Generation Energy Geoff Chapin Next Step Living Han Chang Semilab USA LLC Henry Vandermark Solar Wave Energy, Inc Ilze Greene SolarOne Solutions, Inc. James Bing NEO Virtus Engineering James Schwartz Independence Solar James Sweeney BVA Energy Jason Stoots E2 Solar Inc of Cape Cod Jeff Herman Mass Renewables Jeff Medeiros I.N.O. Electrical Service John DeVillars BlueWaveCapital John Rizzo ADI Energy John Scorsone SolareAmerica Jose Ramos Astrum Solar Kathleen Doyle FireFlower Alternative Energy Ken Driscoll and Kristen Brandt Solect Energy Development Kevin Poulsen LittleFoot Energy Mark Durrenberger New England Clean Energy Mark Farber Cedar Energy Investors Mark Hensley Mark Robinson New Day Energy Matthew Arner SolarFlair Energy Michael Nowlan Spire Corporation Mona Reese Brightstar Solar Natalie Holtgrefe Solectria Pete Fine US SolarWorks Pete Pedersen Brightfields Development Phil Cavallo Beaumont Solar Company Randy Batchelor Borrego Solar Systems Richard Costello Acela Energy Group, Inc. Rob Meyers South Mountain Company Robert Fuller Fullers Energy Robert O'Brien Chestnut Hill Innovation Center Roger Freeman Solventerra Romain Strecker & Daniel Mello Guimaraes Boston Solar Company Ron Higgins Higgins Energy/Higgins Powersports Russell Aney Avid Solar Sara Ross Sungage Financial Simon Thomas Atlantic Design Engineers Stephen Christy Sustainable Energy Professionals Inc. Steve Pitney Alternate Energy Steve Wiehe Weston & Sampson Steven Kaufman Clean Asset Partners Corporation Thomas Thompson GridWerks Consulting Vikram Aggarwal EnergySage Wally Cole Blue Selenium Solar Zachary Dusseau ACK Smart Newbury Port Clean Tech

MICHIGAN Ian Olmstead Peninsula Solar Ryan Dykstra Real Energy Service Basic Solar and Renewables LLC

MINNESOTA Arlen Grant Mattson Macdonald Young, Inc. Bill Butler Solar Solutions Central Brett Robinson Green Circuit Larry Henderson Backup Power Source Inc. Laura Cina Minnesota Renewable Energy Society Mark Owens Mark Owens Residential Design LLC Martin Morud TruNorth Solar LLC MISSOURI Alfred Kuehn Solus Energy Carson Harkrader Carolina Solar Energy Colleen McCray Think Green Solutions David Downs RGS Energy Denise Madden Lake Ozark Electric Jennifer Andrews Hero Solar Jon Landry Midwestern Solar Power Now Jonathan Mims Sunnyside Columbia Kyle Barber EFS Energy Louis Stevens Missouri Synergy Power Michael Biddle Mirage Development Paul Marske Microgrid Solar Peter Child PKA Solar Solutions Scottie Edwards Edwards Energy Stephen Gregory SolarSource Energy LLC Steven Vandermark PAL Solar, LLC William Peel Strategic Solar

NEBRASKA Solar Heat and Electric

NEW HAMPSHIRE Kimberly Smith Quirk Energy Emporium Big Sky Renewable Energy

NEW JERSEY Bill Driscoll Ocean Solar, LLC Dan Sizelove Aquatherm Industries, Inc. David Sharrow Terra Posts PV & Terra Posts PV West Donald G. Powell Powell Energy and Solar, LLC Gayle Rowe JBS Solar and Wind, LLC Grand Pierre GP Solar Energy James Strizki Renewable Energy Holdings Jeff Chavkin Geoscape Solar Jeffrey Szczepanski Petra Systems Jennifer Hatrick Greenpointe Energy LLC Jim Spano Spano Partners Holdings LLC Joseph Spano Spano Solar Enterprises LLC Juan Romera-Wade Krannich Solar Nick Tafaro Solar Police LLC Ralph Laks Day Four Solar LLC Richard T. DuBeau Kaitanna Solar LLC Robert Chong Prime Solar Power Todd Ahern Trina Solar Vijay Israni 3rd Rock Systems & Technologies and RGD Energies Vito Tafaro KRN Solar, LLC

NEW MEXICO Alex Stavrides Emcore PhotoVoltaics Brooke Nutting The Natural Lighting Co. Carl Rudnick Mud & Sun Construction Cary Lane Energy Concepts Corp. Christine Lujan OSCEOLA Chuck McCune McCune Solar Works Daniel Weinman Paradise Power Company Inc. David Avila Power Source Services Erica Enyart Erica Enyart LLC - UrbanEcos Fred Milder Solar Logic, LLC Gary Vaughn New Mexico Solar Energy Association Gayle Simmons Wentz Electric Greg Mechels Get Wired Janet & Mellow Honek Sunspot Solar Energy Systems, LLC Jim Montoya Extreme Green Corporation John Bodnar Enchanted Solar John Markiewicz Direct Power and Water Corp Karlis Viceps Solar Plans Lance Craig Colt Electric Les Teterycz Go Solar Energy Lucas Satterfield Lifetime Roofing Manny Barrera Mesa Del Sol Mike LaVine All Star Electric Company Monica Canaris Sunny Skies Solar Nicholas Riedel CFV Solar Test Laboratory Inc. Nick Babic Affordable Solar Peter Page AMENERGY Peter Page Renewable Energy Industries Association of New Mexico Regina Wheeler Positive Energy Solar Richard Reyes Dahl Heating & Plumbing Robert Althouse SolarWise Robert Hockaday Energy Related Devices Shawn Kennedy Framo Morat Stephen Skelton Malachite Solar & Plumbing LLC Steven Chavez Rocky Mountain Enterprises, Inc. Steven Stephens Solarearth LLC Tom Duffy The Solar Biz Vern Risser Daystar INC Zach Johnson SolLunaSolar Independent Energy Center

Rio Grande Solar, LLC

NEW YORK Adam Katzman Autonomous Energies Alan Bigelow, Ph.D. Solar Punch Alexander Green Apple Solar Anthony O. Pereira altPOWER, Inc. Bob Hamill US Energy Concierge, Inc Bret Heilig Fiveboro Solar Chris 2KSolar Christopher D. Hale SunBlue Energy Evan Yavne Solar Alchemy, INC Frank Berry Empire Solar Gary - Get Solar USA Get Solar USA Greg Crawford Stellar Renewables, LLC James R. Goff Lotus Energy Jamison Corallo Viking Solar, INC Jim Kurtz RER Energy Group Joe Monteiro Sure Energies Corp Joselito Garcia SolarGreEnergy Kathryn Wylde Partnership for NYC Ken Pennock AWS Truepower Lyle Rawlings Advanced Solar Products Marvin Dobert Apex Solar Power Matthew Pillius Smart Systems NY Nick Kirk Taitem Engineering, PC Paul Ahern EnterSolar Paul Chud OnForce Solar, Inc. Richard Keiser Level Solar Inc. Richard Klein Quixotic Systems Ronnie Mandler Best Energy Power Russ Pokorny Helderberg Community Energy Shawn Lessord Renewable Rochester Tara Bono EmPower Solar Todd Koelmel & Jason Spiotta SOLARgeneration Wyldon King Fishman Solar Energy Society

NORTH CAROLINA A. Craig Gammarino Big Woods Energy Engineering Alicia Ravetto Architect PA Bill Beasley Red-B Construction Bruce Woo Sunstore Solar Byron Papa Byron Papa Fine Home Remodeling & Building Charles Johnson Synergy Solar, Inc. D. Ryan Miller North Carolina Building Performance Association Dan Robertso Progress Solar Solutions, LLC Daniel Gretsch solarhot Dann Carnes Fireplace Editions Dave Hollister Sundance Power Systems Don Stanley Energy Savers of North Carolina Ed Witkin Solar Tech South Eric Jabaley Dogwood Architecture Evelyn Contre Springleaf Strategies Frank Wenz QUINTec Energy Glenn Seymour Kitech Enterprises Hemant Sura GreenTech Renewable Solutions Jamey Tippens Jamey Tippens, LLC Jamie Hager Southern Energy Management Jeff Mobley Efficient Home Construction Joel Olsen O2 Energies Inc John Delafiel RES John Hoo Hood / Herring Architecture Jon Weave Emerald Energy Solutions Ken Clayton and Mike Rollins Green Cycle Design Group LLC Kevin Bowling Energy Wise Solutions Lisa Lee Morgan Calor Energy Mark Bondurant Rare Earth Builders, Inc Mark Marcoplos Marcoplos Construction Matt Hrenak Spring Green Building & Design Group, Inc. Matt Vande VandeMusser Designs Michael Appolonia ACOS Energy, LLC Michael Pope Thermacraft Energy Services Michiel Vandersommen Southern Evergreen Paul Clark Architect PLLC Peter Phelphs Sun Stuff Energy Randall Lanou BuildSense, Inc. Robert Hick Sensible Solar LLC Ron DesimonC Ron DeSimone Contracting, LLC Skye Dunnin Building Performance Specialists Steve Owen Appalachian Institute for Renewable Energy (AIRE) Thomas Honey Honey Electric Solar Todd Turner Sapona Green Building Center William Boyle Solar Connection USA William Christopher ILM Design Build SouthEastern Electrical Services, Inc.

OHIO Adam Kazmi YellowLite Al Frasz Dovetail Solar & Wind Dave Miller Edison Solar & Wind Eric Sisco SolarWindTek LLC Gary Easton Appalachian Renewable Power Geoff Greenfield Third Sun Solar Joe Utah Cinci Home Solar Kevin Eigel Ecohouse Solar Michael Shaut Carbon Vision Solar Patrick Sherwin Applied Sunshine Rob Martens Bold Alternatives Steve Melink Melink Corp

OREGON Bob Clarige Bobcat & Sun Inc. Bruce Fiero Willpower Electric, LLC Chad Ruhoff Neil Kelly Company Dan Tracy Solar Universe David Longthorne Newcastle Solar Dennis Desmarais Element Power Eric Hansen True South Solar Gary Thomas Solar Man Company James Reismiller Abundant Solar John Patterson Mr. Sun Solar Jonathan Lewis Hire Electric, Inc. Jordan Folks Research Into Action, Inc. Jordan Weisman Sunbridge Solar Josh Baker Solar Oregon Justin Lancaster National Solar USA Kerry Whitehead Renewable Energy Systems LLC Kirk Cameron NW Photon Energy Michael Fitzgerald Ecosystems Solar Mike Hewitt E2 Solar - Bend Newt Loken Solar Assist Paul Israel Sunlight Solar Ray Pokorny Solar Interior Design Sam Hagerman Hammer and Hand Scot Sorensen Sorensen Construction Sergio Muñoz Stelcor Energy Corp Shannon Souza Sol Coast Consulting & Design, LLC Shayne Kimball Solar Surfers Thomas Brex Advanced Energy Systems Vince McClellan Solar Energy Design

PENNSYLVANIA Adam Rossi Adam Solar Resources Akil Marsh Solar States Bill Finch Alternative Energy Inc Brian McNew EarthNet Energy Bryan Elwell UMA Solar Chris Mejia Consolidated Solar LLC David Hammes MAGE Solar USA Douglas Berry Solar Renewable Energy Geri Serrano Gettysburg Solar LLC Greg Dukes Total E LLC Jan Marie Rushforth Rushforth Solar Jeff Kalesse Green Energy Construction and Consulting Joe Morinville Energy Independent Solutions Solar John A. Purvis Solar Revolution Erie Jon Costanza Costanza and Sun Joseph Coyle Open Sky Energy Jossi Fritz-Mauer The Energy Co-Op Kristy Caltabiano Tecta Solar Manfred Marotta Crystal Lite Solar Systems Mark Bortman Exact Solar Megan Stanley R World Energy Solutions Michael Merck West Penn Energy Solutions, LLC Mike Rash Morrison Inc. Peter Michael P.A. Michael Solar Ray Haisey Wind and Solar, LLC Roan Confer ASETsolar Ron Celentano Solar PV Industry Consultant Scott Delany Intelligent Energy East, LLC Shaun Pardi Envinity Inc. Steven Spotts Gridsmart Solar Thomas Leyden Solar Grid Storage, LLC Tim Carryer Green Over Green Vincent O'Grady Sun Wealth Solar Wes Checkeye Evoke Solar

RHODE ISLAND April Hueso EFX Energy Caleb Benjafield MaxSun Solar Carson Pavley Solar Salute Deb Stephenson Newport Electricity Gitleff Bugten Bugten Electric Jason Nuner Nuner Solar and Light Mark Femrite Femrite Corporation Martha Wiley Home Energy Pathways Oliver Monrency Monrency Engineering, Inc Ross Davis Newport Lighting Design Steven Hay Hay Renewable Energies

TEXAS Bob Kendrick Axium Solar Adrian Buck Freedom Solar Alexandra Harrison Architect Andrew McCalla Meridian Solar Cal Morton Texas Solar Outfitters Carey Ibrahimbegovic Greenbelt Solar, LLC Chris Rath CRsolar Energy Solutions D. Starook SFT Dan Thompson SPG Solar Dan Volger Electric Storage Partners David Brearley SolarPro Magazine David Dixon Native, Inc. David Martin Martin Associates Architects, D. Martin Homes & Green Solution Systems David Pham Eco Estates International George Gutierrez II 1-800-Solar-USA Jay Squyres Apex Express, Inc. Jeffrey Lee Basehore Architect Jeffrey Sabins Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. Kevin Conlin Sun-Stop LLC Lanny Sinkin Solar San Antonio Lorie Solis Renewable Republic Louis Petrik Longhorn Solar Luzy Stolzenburg Texas Solar Energy Society Mary Kelly Blue Paw Energy Matthew Mooney E.ON Michael Weinnig Solar Growth Solutions, LLC N. N. Dharmarajan SEETS, Inc Paul Breaux Breaux Consulting Phil Parks Texas Responsible Energy Richard. P Walker Sustainable Energy Strategies, Inc. Sarah Raymer SolPowerPeople, Inc Stan Pipkin LighthouseSolar Stephanie Byrd Schneider Electric Sundar Balakrishnan Space City Solar Sunil Sinha PluggedSolar Tom Brannam American Solar Living, LLC Tom Ortman Concurrent Designs William Duran Duran Marks LLC

UTAH Chad Hofheins Synergy Power Josh Kordecki & Dave Sheldon Alpenglow Solar Norman Harrison Progressive Power Solutions, Inc Roi Maufas Gorilla Design Tim Ularich Positively Energized Troy Harvey Heliocentric

VERMONT Jeff Wolfe groSolar Paul Gustafson & Paul Lesure AllEarth Renewables

VIRGINIA Chris Quarterman HelioSage Energy Jenny French SUNRNR of Virginia, Inc Matt Carlson Sunnovations Tony Charlebois Kokua Solar

WASHINGTON Bryce Smith OneEnergy Renewables Christy Holz REC Solar John Mottl Rainshadow Solar Inc

WASHINGTON, DC Rhone Resch SEIA Ricardo Mena MegaSolar William Graves Sol Systems, LLC

WISCONSIN John Kivlin Convergence Energy Joseph Kivlin Kivlins ltd. Kevin Freidt Caleffi North America, Inc. Mark Dawson Sand Creek Solar

WYOMING Eric Concannon Creative Energies