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MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 21 , 2006
CONTACT: Bill Graf (608) 243-4210 or
Ken Walz (608) 246-6521

SOLAR SUMMIT AT MATC CONNECTS INDUSTRY, EDUCATORS, GOVERNMENT

Event to Focus on Emerging Trends in Wisconsin's Solar Energy Industry

WHAT:
Annual meeting of the Wisconsin Solar Working Group. Sessions will focus on:

  • latest market updates, pricing trends and 2007-2008 installation forecasts
  • how to grow your solar business
  • strategies to increase solar installations, train greater numbers of qualified installers and attract new solar manufacturers to Wisconsin
  • tour of the MATC-UW Solar Lab for testing and certification of solar products, funded by Wisconsin Focus on Energy

WHEN: 
Thursday, December 21, 2006
8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Solar Lab tour at 12:45 p.m.

WHERE:
Meeting Room 142 A/B,
Madison Area Technical College,
3550 Anderson St., Madison, WI

WHO:
Bettsey Barhorst, MATC president
Ken Walz, MATC Renewable Energy Technology project director
William Beckman, University of Wisconsin Solar Energy lab director
Don Wichert, Wisconsin Focus on Energy
Utility company solar specialists
MATC and UW-Madison students

WHY: 
High winter heating bills add to the interest in renewable energy sources such as solar. Wisconsin is an emerging leader in the solar manufacturing market. This meeting of solar industry, higher education and state government leaders will explore how to continue growing the solar industry in our state.

Media Parking:
Call ahead for directions to available parking.

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Last Modified: December 21, 2006

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