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[...] with individuals in the State House (Deval Patrick) and White House (Barack Obama, as of Jan. 21) who are committed to sustainable energy, as well as the pending arrival, as early as 2012, by some accounts, of what is being called 'grid parity' -- the point where solar power is at or near the price of energy produced via fossil fuels -- the outlook is bright indeed. All signs point in this direction, he said, noting everything from the 'green movement' to progress in the supply of silicon for photovoltaic modules; from commitments made by elected officials to stimulate growth in this sector to the pending arrival of 'grid parity.'
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Chris Kilfoyle knew things were looking up when callers could consistently pronounce the name of his company.
"For a long time, we would get people calling us or seeing the sign on the truck and saying 'photovol-what?'" he explained, adding that recent events and trends have certainly improved the overall level of familiarity with the term 'photovoltaic,' meaning, essentially, the science of harnessing the sun to produce electricity.Indeed, people not only know how to say it, they know what it is and, by and large, how it works, said Kilfoyle, president and founder of Berkshire Photovoltaic Services, and one of the pioneers, if you will, in ...See the full content of this document
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