California Officials, Led By Jerry Brown, Tour Solaria Corporation Solar Manufacturing Plant

Campaign Kickoff Focuses on Building on California’s Legacy as a Clean Tech Innovator, Spurring the Growth of the Green Economy.

FREMONT, CA, JUNE 10, 2010 — California Attorney General Jerry Brown today toured Solaria Corporation’s solar power manufacturing plant and global headquarters in Fremont, CA.  On this tour, he was accompanied by California Secretary of State Debra Bowen, California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, State Controller John Chiang, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, and other California officials.  The visiting officials were hosted by Solaria CEO Daniel Shugar.

“We’re delighted to welcome these outstanding policymakers to Solaria,” noted Dan Shugar.  “Time after time, these leaders have acted on their commitment to supporting policies that further the growth and deployment of solar in California. These officials have been instrumental in the establishment and enactment of incentives that help foster the growth of the clean tech economy in our State.”

While at the plant, Brown called on the State of California to implement additional policies to spur the growth of the solar and the development of additional new clean technology jobs in California.

Headquartered  in California, Solaria is an exemplar of clean tech job growth in California.   Its solar photovoltaic manufacturing output will grow ten-fold over the next two years, and it will double staff over the next 12 months.

ABOUT SOLARIA

Solaria Corp. designs, manufactures and markets silicon PV modules to solar system integrators, project developers and electric utilities. Based on its patented low-cost technology, Solaria’s modules provide reliable performance while matching form, fit and performance of conventional PV modules. Solaria headquarters are in California with European offices in Germany. For more information, please visit www.solaria.com

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