(Boulder, CO – September 14, 2010) – With 648 community solar tours registered to date, momentum is building to make the 2010 American Solar Energy Society National Solar Tour the most successful grassroots solar event in history, engaging tens of thousands of solar-interested citizens across 48 states.  The 648 tours featured in this year’s National Solar Tour is nearly triple the number of tours featured in 2009, and more communities continue to join the movement each week.  Last year, 150,000 people across 49 U.S. states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico participated.

(San Jose, CA – July 22, 2010) – SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO), whose electricity-producing solar cells and panels are rated at the top tier for independently-certified conversion efficiency, announces the availability of its most advanced HIT Power® solar module, the HIT Power 220A, offering improved efficiency and energy output -- and designed to energize integrators and installers with more power per square foot than ever before.

Citizens Asked to Sign Globama Petition to End 30-Year Solar Hiatus, Cut White House Energy Costs and ‘Be Solar Inspired’ Via National Solar Tour

(Boulder, CO) – The American Solar Energy Society is lending its support to a powerful public-private partnership to demonstrate the technological advances that can bring clean, job-creating, domestically-produced solar energy back to the White House.  The Globama Initiative is encouraging citizens of all political persuasions to confirm their support of this taxpayer-friendly project by signing an electronic petition that can be found at www.solaronthewhitehouse.com.  

ASES Issues Call for Solar-Savvy Tour Hosts, Sponsors and Volunteers to Join the 15^th Annual National Solar Tour, World’s Largest Grassroots Solar Event (Boulder, CO – June 7, 2010) – Online registration has begun for solar-savvy installers and grassroots organizations interested in showcasing their communities’ solar-powered homes, businesses and public agencies during the non-profit American Solar Energy Society’s (ASES’) 15^th Annual National Solar Tour, the world’s largest grassroots solar event. Last year, 150,000 people in 49 states and Puerto Rico participated.