Featured in Women at work – 08-2019

In conversation: Californian stage set for smart solar, storage

Bernadette Del Chiaro has served as the executive director of California’s peak solar body, CalSSA, for the past six years. During this time the solar market in the state has expanded rapidly, and the stage is now set for the next phase of its development, as net metering recedes.

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Christian Roselund

20 Aug 2019

Bernadette Del Chiaro says that the Californian solar energy mandate, effective in 2020, will drive solar products designed for architectural integration onto rooftops. | Image: CALSSA

pv magazine: Can you talk about how solar advocacy and the solar market in California has changed during your tenure?Bernadette Del Chiaro: There are three things that really jump out at me when I look back on the last six years. One is just the fact that the market is so much bigger today than …

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