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Came across a great website for those interested in jobs in the solar industry.  Go to http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/partner/rew/online/jobs/2009-11-11/ where you can post your resume.  If you are looking for skilled future employees, this site is the way to go.  You will be reaching the right people at a reasonable price, in my judgement.

We will be electing a board of directors very soon.  There will be seven board members with representation from Memphis, Jackson, Tri-cities, Chattanooga, Nashville and Knoxville plus one more anywhere in the state.  If any of our members are interested in accepting the responsibility of being a board member, please send me a message.  Especially if you live in the vicinity of the regions mentioned.  The duties of the board members are contained in our bylaws that can be downloaded from our website.  We need to do this quickly as the members must be identified in our 501c3 application. 

Steve Levy

There were 195 solar interested parties attending the Governor’s Tennessee Solar Symposium yesterday from all over Tennessee.  The networking was intense as were the Governor and Matt Kisber’s talks.  Dr. Stacey Patterson had some information on the Solar Institute and its grant program which I will cover in a follow on article this week.  Kelly Tiller gave a timeline on the construction of the 5 megawatt solar farm along I-40 with a welcome center to be built by the Department of Transportation.  According to Dr. Tiller, the solar farm is more of an experimental station that will bring income for future expansion.  The details were lacking as it is too early in the process of developing the solar farm concept and the land for the solar farm has yet to be purchased.  The state has an option on the site.  Jim and I had an opportunity to speak with the Governor and to inform him of our Tennessee Solar Energy Association as a recent induction as a chapter of the American Solar Energy Society and to thank him for his forward action regarding solar manufacturing in Tennessee.

Steve Levy