MINNESOTA SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 8141, SAINT PAUL, MN 55108 www.mnseia.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MNSEIA'S MISSION IS TO GROW SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES AS PART OF MINNESOTA'S CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION BY DELIVERING STRONG PUBLIC POLICY, EDUCATION, JOB CREATION AND SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT.

1. MNSEIA REPRESENTS AND SERVES APPROXIMATELY 120 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN PHOTOVOLTAIC AND SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY, INCLUDING MANUFACTURERS, INSTALLERS, DISTRIBUTORS, DEVELOPERS, JOB TRAINERS, LABOR UNIONS, NON- PROFITS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, AND UTILITIES. DURING THE 2020 MN LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MNSEIA WORKED TO APPROPRIATE 15 MILLION TO EXTEND XCEL ENERGY'S SOLAR REWARDS PROGRAM. MNSEIA ALSO ENGAGED WITH THE MINNESOTA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO MONITOR AND ADVANCE THE DISTRIBUTED GENERATIONAL TARIFF, INTERCONNECTION ISSUES, AND THE VALUE OF SOLAR RATE, AMONG OTHER SOLAR RELATED REGULATIONS.

2. IN 2020 MNSEIA PRODUCED ITS 7TH ANNUAL 2-DAY "GATEWAY TO SOLAR" CONFERENCE. DUE TO COVID-19, THE CONFERENCE SHIFTED FROM IN-PERSON TO VIRTUAL FORMAT. APPROXIMATELY 300 SOLAR INDUSTRY PRACTITIONERS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. ATTENDED FOR ROBUST AND IN-DEPTH EDUCATION, POLICY AND TOPICAL INSIGHTS. THE CONFERENCE ALSO ATTRACTS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR ORGANIZATION, WITH 67,000 IN REVENUE FROM 36 SPONSORS. EVENT PROCEEDS HELP SUPPORT MNSEIA POLICY ADVOCACY.

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