Solar Energy Industries Association elects new board members
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) recently announced that it elected several new members to its Board of Directors, including representatives from Borrego Solar Systems and Sol Systems.
Borrego Solar Systems is a commercial solar and energy storage developer and installer that has brought more than 400 megawatts (MW) of solar energy online. Sol Systems is a solar finance and development firm that has delivered 650 MW of solar projects.
“This is an exciting announcement that further cements SEIA’s leadership within the industry,” Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of SEIA, said. “Borrego Solar and Sol Systems bring with them invaluable expertise that will allow us to continue our mission of removing unnecessary red tape and expanding the clean energy marketplace to all consumers in all 50 states.”
Also elected to SEIA’s Board of Directors was Zaid Ashai, CEO of Nexamp; Chris Diaz, principal at Seminole Financial Services; Kendra Hubbard, strategic account manager at Unirac; Lee Peterson, senior manager at CohnReznick; and Janice Schneider, partner at Latham & Watkins LLP.
Tony Clifford, chief development officer at Standard Solar, was elected distributed generation (DG) division chair. Aztec Solar President Ed Murray was elected solar heating and cooling (SHC) division chair. Laura E. Stern, co-founder and president of Nautilus Solar Energy was elected solar services and consumers (SSC) division chair. Fred Morse, president of Morse Associates, was elected utility scale solar power (USP) division chair.
“We have a lot on our plates for 2018 and we welcome the guidance of these industry leaders as we seize upon the massive potential that lies ahead for the solar industry,” Hopper said.
