Business and Legislative leaders from across North Carolina met at SEM’s Charlotte office to talk about helping the solar industry grow.
The North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association is seeing green in going solar.
The energy sector has seen dramatic growth in the state the past few years, even during the recession, because state lawmakers passed legislation helping out the industry.
“The last four years, we have gone from 15 people to 100 people,” said Bob Kingery, CEO and co-founder of Southern Energy Management.
Legislation was passed four years ago requiring 0.2 percent of energy come from the sun. The industry says it needs that doubled to continue growth.
“As small as that sounds, it is very meaningful to get electricity close to the rest of the way down in what we pay in retail rates right now,” North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association executive director Ivan Urlaub said.
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