SEIA and GTM Research Partner for Comprehensive U.S. Solar Market Analysis

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Greentech Media (GTM) Research today announced a partnership to collect and publish data and analysis on solar photovoltaics (PV), concentrating solar power (CSP), and solar heating and cooling (SHC) markets in the United States.

“Our collaboration with GTM Research will greatly help SEIA in our effort to expand the U.S. solar market in the coming years and to meet our goal of installing more than 10 gigawatts of solar annually by 2015. That’s enough to power 2 million new households each year.”

SEIA and GTM Research will release quarterly and year-end reports covering upstream and downstream solar markets with an emphasis on installations, component costs and domestic manufacturing for each solar technology.

“As a rapidly growing industry, it is vital for solar companies to have high quality, reliable data that highlights market trends and emerging sectors,” said Rhone Resch, president and CEO of SEIA. “Our collaboration with GTM Research will greatly help SEIA in our effort to expand the U.S. solar market in the coming years and to meet our goal of installing more than 10 gigawatts of solar annually by 2015. That’s enough to power 2 million new households each year.”

The partnership’s first report will be published in October 2010. GTM Research will collect primary installation, capacity, cost and manufacturing data directly from solar energy companies via sector-specific surveys to provide an accurate historical and forecasted outlook on the industry.

“We are excited to partner with SEIA to track the U.S. solar market on a state-by-state basis and offer members of the industry an unprecedented level of detail on the market’s status, opportunities, and outlook," said Shayle Kann, Managing Director of Solar Research at GTM Research.

For more information on the research partnership, content or availability of the reports, please contact:

MJ Shiao (GTM Research): 617.500.4956, [e-mail]

Jared Blanton (SEIA): 202.556.2886, [e-mail]

About SEIA:

Established in 1974, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is the national trade association of the solar energy industry. As the voice of the industry, SEIA works with its 1,000 members to make solar a mainstream and significant energy source by expanding markets, removing market barriers, strengthening the industry and educating the public on the benefits of solar energy. Learn more at www.seia.org

About GTM Research

GTM Research is the market research and consulting arm of Greentech Media, providing in-depth technology, economic and market analysis for the global renewable energy and electric power industries. Greentech Media is an integrated online media company designed to deliver the highest-quality content in the industry, whether it is news, research or critical networking events. Greentech Media is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., with operations in New York City, San Francisco and Munich. For more information, visit http://www.gtmresearch.com or http://www.greentechmedia.com