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The Solar Catalyst Group a project of Co-op America, is a nonprofit consortium of business, government, investors, labor, and environmental and community groups and individuals working to catalyze the solar energy portion of a renewable energy future by creating a mass market for solar photovoltaics (PV). Our mission:
To harness market forces to dramatically lower the price and accelerate the growth and development of
solar energy around the world in a way that aligns energy needs with sound business practices, economic
development, environmental protection, and social equity.
- Design, develop, and disseminate plans to dramatically accelerate solar PV's growth beyond currently
existing scenarios by significantly increasing its supply and demand and lowering its production and installation
costs to a level competitive with conventional energy sources.
- Help to broker large-scale solar PV procurement and installation deals by identifying and aggregating
large-scale procurement orders from governments, utilities, retailers, contractors, and others.
- Identify opportunities to create skilled jobs and promote workforce training related to solar PV manufacturing,
installation, and maintenance, especially within disadvantaged communities and populations.
- Serve as a clearinghouse on leading-edge financing and market-development mechanisms to increase solar PV
competitiveness.
- Disseminate research, analysis, and best practices related to the market development of solar PV, through Web
sites, publications, speeches, articles, events, and other means.
- Consult to governments, NGOs, and industry on strategies to identify opportunities for large-scale deployment of
solar PV.
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