The Honorable Rick Perry

Office of the Governor

P.O. Box 12428
Austin, Texas 78711-2428

Dear Gov. Perry,

cc: Public Utility Commission of Texas

Texas has what it takes to be a national leader in solar power. We have the most solar radiation
in the country, are home to the world’s largest supplier of solar-grade silicon, and are innovators
in the high tech industry. By providing incentives to help Texans put solar panels on the roofs of
their homes and businesses and by building large-scale solar farms, we can clean the air, create
good manufacturing jobs in the solar industry and become a national leader in solar power.

But Texas hasn’t capitalized on our natural advantages and, as a result, we are tied with
Wisconsin for just ninth place for use of solar power. Incentive programs offered by other states
are luring solar manufacturers away. Earlier this decade, solar company Powerlight (now part of
SunPower) left its Round Rock headquarters to move to California. More recently, SunTech and
GlobalWatt chose to build new manufacturing facilities in Arizona and Michigan respectively, in
part due to the lack of a mature solar market in Texas.

The best way for Texas to ensure that the state sees a future expansion in solar power capacity
and attracts manufacturers is by committing to a ten year market development program that
includes financial incentives and new construction design policies. Texans who purchase solar
systems for their homes receive very little compensation for the benefits they provide to the rest
of society, including reduction in peak demand and pollution. To correct this market failure,
Texas electric companies should offer a variety of incentives and rebates to reduce the upfront
cost of solar. With even a modest investment, we can help create economies of scale to make
solar affordable for everyone and create a major economic engine for the state to boot.

The state of Texas should set a goal of developing 1000 megawatts of solar by 2015 and 5000
megawatts by 2025. As a first step, this year the Public Utility Commission should finally
implement the 500 megawatt “non-wind” 2015 goal in our state renewable energy law, including
a 100 megawatt program to encourage distributed renewable energy generation. We should also
require retail electric providers to offer fair buyback rates for energy produced by solar and
expand our energy efficiency goals with specific incentives for programs that promote onsite
solar. These PUC policies would be an important down payment for solar that should then be
expanded by the 82nd Legislature.

Developing 5000 megawatts of solar would make Texas a major solar player and ensure that we
don’t miss out on what is sure to become a major economic driver for the 21st century. Your
leadership helped make Texas the national leader in wind power. Now, it’s time for Texas to go
solar.

Sincerely,
Public Officials Business Leaders

Jamie Smith Scott Connell

Beaumont City Councilmember Vice President for Strategic Development,
Beaumont, TX Greater Waco Chamber
Waco, TX
Lisa Wargo
Senior City Planner Dr. BJ Stanbery
City of Corpus Christi Chairman of the Board and Founder
Corpus Chrsti, TX HelioVolt Corporation
Austin, TX
Michael Sinegal
Jefferson County Commissioner Holt Kelly
Port Arthur, TX Owner
Holtek Fireplace & Solar Products
Oscar Martinez Waco, TX
City Manager
Public Works and Utilities Michael Carnahan
Corpus Christi, TX Director of Business Development
1SolTech
Wanda Adams Richardson, TX
Council Member
Houston, TX Bill Johnson
Owner
Edward Gonzalez Johnson Roofing
Council Member Robinson, TX
Houston, TX
Kevin D. Brooks
Peter Brown Business Development Manager, Solar
Former Council Member Markets
Houston, TX PPG Industries
Frisco, TX
Beth Van Duyne
Council Member Aaron Liles
Irving, TX Construction Manager
Class One Solutions
Tom Spink Addison, TX
Council Member
Irving, TX Hugh Robertson
VP of Sales and Marketing
USA Wire and Cable
Austin, TX
Chris Walding Michael Fjetland
Owner Founder
Denton Electric Armor Glass International
Denton, TX Houston, TX

Dave Lefebvre Michael Strong and Dan Strong

Business Development Manager Co-Owners
Henkels & McCoy, Inc. Brothers Strong,
Bedford, TX GreenHaus Builders
Houston, TX
Don Brooks
Certified Professional Building Designer Raciel Juarez, B.S.M.E.
Donald J Brooks Designs LLC CEO/President
Sugarland, TX Val construction Inc.
McAllen, TX
Hank Abbott
Owner B. Kirk Teske
Abbott Electric Chief Sustainability Officer
Denton, TX HKS
Dallas, TX
Julie Abdinoor
Abby Marketting Beth Brant
Dallas, TX Project Architect
Brown Reynolds Watford Architects
Kasey Lain Dallas, TX
Manager
House of Rock Deborah Fuller
Corpus Christi, TX Director
US Green Building Council North Texas
Kathleen A. English Chapter
English + Associates Architects, Inc. Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
C W Cutler
Louis Alty VP Operations
Alty Enterprises: Homes and Re-Modeling Acme Enterprises
Corpus Christi, TX McAllen Tx 78501

Mark Scudder John Dwyer

Miramar Consulting VP of Asset Management
Dallas, TX KDC Real Estate Development and
Investments
Andrew H. McCalla Dallas, TX
CEO
Meridian Solar, Inc.
Austin, TX
Bill Stanberry, CCIM Alan Lee
Broker/CEO Owner
Stanberry and Associates, Inc. Lee's Solar Tech
Austin, TX Glen Rose, TX

Mark Bent Bob Kendrick

CEO and President Axium Solar
SunNight Solar Plano, TX
Houston, TX
Brian Cullen
Craig Overmiller Owner
Founder C.A.M. Solar, Inc
Texas Solar Power Company Frisco, TX
Austin, TX
Thomas E. Ortman
Brenden Macaluso President
Product Designer, Montroso Concurrent Design, Inc
Houston, TX Austin, TX

Juan Parras Charles Boortz

Executive Director Owner
Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy SES 21 USA
Services (TEJAS) Carrollton, TX
Houston, TX
Carol Hanko
Kathy Commings-Boulte & Ryan J. Vice President
Rabalais Lois Paul & Partners
Apex Solar Systems, LLC Austin, TX
Houston, TX
Cristian Penciu, Ph.D.
Mona Metzger CEO
Founder, Houston Green Scene Pulsar Energy Inc.
Houston, TX Dallas, TX

David B. Anderson Dan Packer

Vice President Owner
SVTC Technologies, LLC Advancing the Green
Austin, TX Flower Mound, TX

Tom Pash Donna Nevins

President and Chief Executive Officer President
Ontility PivotPoint Staffing Solutions
Houston, TX Houston, TX
George Clower
President Kelly Shaw
EDI Architecture Owner
Corpus Christi, TX Bright Star Solutions
Orange, TX
Jackson Murphy
Green Bean Analysis LLC Mannti Cummins
Dallas, TX Wind Project Manager
American Shoreline Inc.
Jeff Curtis Corpus Christi, TX
Business Development Manager
Ameresco Maria
Frisco, TX Owner
Recycle Revolution
Jeff Kaplan Dallas, TX
Founder
New Living Meghan McCoy
Houston, TX Program Manager
Texas HERO
Jeffery Pollock Dallas, TX
Environmental Scientist & Sustainability
Specialist Mike Williams
Smart Growth Initiative Owner
Corpus Christi, TX Ambassador Energy of North Texas
Dallas, TX
Jim Duncan
North Texas Renewable Energy, Inc Nancy Edwards
Fort Worth, TX Greener Living for Houston & Houston
Climate Protection Alliance (Treas.)
Joe Marrs Houston, TX
Owner
Gleanpower Neil McQueen
Denton, TX President
Third Coast Solar
Jorge Diez Corpus Christi, TX
Diez Energy Solutions
Highland Village, TX Peter Mathey
CEO
Justin Owens Ignite Solar
Owner, Gulf Coast Renewable Resources Houston, TX
Galveston, TX
Quincy Holloway
Keith Roberts Owner
Owner 3 Billion Renewable Energy
JK Solar Fort Worth, TX
Eagle Lake, TX
Ralph Parrott Patricia Glaza
Founder and CEO Executive Director/CEO
Alternative Power Solutions Clean Technology & Sustainable Industries
Houston, TX Organization
Austin, TX
Ricardo Ayala
Owner, General Manager Ryan Hunter
Sun City Solar Energy - North Texas General Manager North Texas
Sherman, TX Meridian Solar
Dallas, TX
Rick Lanpher
Owner Mark Gerlikovski
Supreme Green Technologies (SGT) Owner
Dallas, TX Advanced Solar Rooftops
Euless, TX
Robert Burnley
Owner John Muir
Eco Tech Roofing & Solar Owner
Dallas, TX CLF Energy Save
Dallas, TX
Ryan Wilson
WIRES Wilsons Innovative Renewable John Mann
Energy Services President
Fort Worth, TX Sunrise Solar of Dallas/Ft. Worth, Inc.
Pantego, TX
Stephanie Edwards-Musa
Realtor, EcoBroker Kevin Calvin
Turning Houston Green The Project Manager Group Construction &
Houston, TX Development
Houston, TX
Terry Jensen
Owner Caroline Oyedeji
Renewable Energy Triumph Elite
Fort Worth, TX Houston, TX

Tom Kemper Phil Reinkemeyer

President CEO
Dolphin Blue AlterEnergy
Dallas, TX Parker, TX

Wahed Anwar Suzanne Herzing

Solar/Tech Energy of Dallas/Fort Forth Inc Owner
Dallas, TX Indian Ridge Bed & Breakfast
Mission, TX
Community Leaders Rev. Sondra von Gyllenband
Senior Minister
Luke Metzger Unity Church of Beaumont
Director Beaumont, TX
Environment Texas
Austin, TX Lora-Marie Bernard
US Green Building Council,
Martin Johnson Houston/Galveston Chapter
President Houston, TX
World Affairs Council of South Texas
Corpus Christi, TX Fawn Foudray-Golich
Community Development Director
Matt Tejada, Ph.D Valley Symphony Orchestra & Chorale
Executive Director McAllen, TX
Galveston-Houston Association for Smog
Prevention (GHASP) Phyllis Wolper
Houston, TX Chair
Denton Country Democratic Party
Carolyn Moon Denton, TX
Precinct Chair
Nueces County Democrats Clean Economy Coalition
Corpus Christi, TX Corpus Christi, TX

Rio Grande Valley Nature Coalition William Sinkin, Chairman

McAllen, TX Lanny Sinkin, Executive Director
Solar San Antonio
Erik Fowler
Board Member, John Hirschi
US Green Building Council, Treasurer
Greater Houston Chapter River Bend Nature Center
Member, Wichita Falls
Houston & National Association of Realtors
Houston, TX Joanna Hirschi
Chair
Nancy Millar Red River Group of the Sierra Club
South Texas Marketing Coop Wichita Falls
McAllen, TX
Gordon Fuller
Judy Telge Rabbi,
Board Member Temple of Gudith-Jacob
Regional Transportation Authority Waco, TX
Corpus Christi, TX
Cyrus Reed, Ph.D.
Conservation Director Texas A&M University
Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club Corpus Christi, TX
Austin, TX
Academic Tim Renfro
Professor of Physics, McMurry University
David Taylor Abilene, TX
Lecturer
University of North Texas Dr. Mirley K. Balasubramanya
Denton, TX Chair if Physical Sciences
Texas A&M University
Dr. Fereshteh H. Billiot Corpus Christi, TX
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX Dr. R. Deborah Overath
Assistant Professor of Biology
Dr. James E. Sillman Texas A&M University
Associate Professor of Chemistry Corpus Christi, TX
Texas A&M University
Corpus Christi, TX James Klein
Professor Of History
Dr. Joe C. Loter Del Mar University
Professor of Chemistry and Former Chair Corpus Christi, TX
Abilene, TX