The Solar Energies Industry Association (SEIA) has been a pioneer of this technology through the majority of its cycle. Founded in 1974, this June the association is celebrating 50 years since its inception.
50 years of SEIA
SEIA is the national trade association for the US solar industry and since its founding in 1974 — off the back of the energy crisis — has worked to promote, develop and implement the use of solar energy in the United States.
So how did SEIA come about? A group of five industry members met at the Washington Hilton to create “a broad-based trade association supporting prompt, orderly, widespread and open growth of solar energy resources now” which prompted the start of five decades of five decades of solar energy advocacy.
Its history can be broken down into five distinct eras:
- 1970s: Founded with the aim of promoting solar energy and advocating for supportive policies
- 1980s: Successfully lobbied for federal…
