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For the Media
The following information provides background materials on the Solar America Communities program,
25 Solar America Cities partnerships, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Solar Energy Technologies
Program, and solar energy. A media contact is also listed below.
News Releases
Fact Sheets and Presentations
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to view. (Download Acrobat Reader)
Success Snapshots
The following snapshots may require Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Success Snapshots highlight how specific Solar America Cities and their partners have overcome specific barriers to solar adoption.
Each snapshot provides quotes and spokespersons available for future stories on these topic areas.
Web Links
Photo Gallery
Media Contact
This contact information is for media only. If you are not a member of the media,
please see the Contact Us page.
If you are a member of the media and would like additional information about Solar
America Communities, please contact:
Eric Barendsen
U.S. Department of Energy
EE-12/Forrestal Building
1000 Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20585
Phone: 202-287-5412
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Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman (left) presents Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino
with a Solar America City road sign at an event to launch the Solar Boston program.

San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed (left) and DOE Solar Program’s Charlie Hemmeline pose
in front of San Jose’s new Solar America City sign at the Mayor’s Summer Solstice
Solar Fair in June 2008.

Steve Palmeri of DOE presents Tucson Mayor Bob Walkup with a Solar America City
sign in February 2008. Governor Napalitano applauds in the background.

Recently retired City Energy Coordinator David Konkle, Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje,
U.S. Department of Energy Project Officer Steve Palmeri, and Dave Feldbauer of RCI
Roofing and Sheet Metal Inc. hold a roof panel featuring a solar collector that
will be installed at the Ann Arbor Farmers' Market.
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