Solar Technology Roadmap Act

October 19, 2009

The Solar Technology Roadmap Act of 2010 (H.R. 3585), introduced by Representative Gabrielle Giffords, would take solar research and development in the United States to a new level. The bill would help the Department of Energy allocate research and development funds wisely in order to advance emerging solar technologies quickly and efficiently. This legislation would establish a comprehensive roadmapping process for solar research, development, and demonstration activities which would include input from both the public and private sectors.

What our Members are Saying

Over the last few years we’ve really seen first-hand the major potential that solar energy has to create new jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil in the process.

Recent Blog Posts

The Solar Technology Roadmap

October 23, 2009

By guest blogger, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-08)

The United States has some of the best solar resources of any industrialized country in the world – enough to power the whole country several times over.

The state of Alaska has about the same solar resource as all of Germany. And yet, in 2006 Germany installed about seven times more solar power than the entire U.S.

This is why I am pleased that my Solar Technology Roadmap Act passed the House Thursday with not only overwhelming bipartisan support, but with the strong backing of the business community.

Major companies in Europe and China have been aggressive in building up their manufacturing capacity and competing to meet demand. If our policies and innovation models for solar energy don’t change, the U.S. may transition from importing foreign oil to importing foreign-made panels.