Solar energy installations are growing at double-digit rates but the adoption rate trails Germany by 10X. We need to move beyond Solar-is-for-wealthy tree-huggers to solar is for American jobs and clean air.

1. Time For a New Vocabulary for renewable energy

2. Source SEIA, Mar2011 US PV Market

3. Source SEIA, Mar2011 US SHW Market

4. Source SolarTech Mar2011 Santa Clara County survey Market Challenges

6. We need a new vocabulary Source: Danny Kennedy CEO, Sungevity

7. 1B tons of coal - every year 1 ton = 1MW-hr At 3¢/KW-hr

8. 100,000 trains 100 tons/car 100 cars/train 1B tons = 100,000 trains each year!