SEIA's Wednesday afternoon event epitomized just how far and how fast the industry has come.

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Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), told some 3, 000 conference-goers.

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The SEIA tracks a staggering 33 different pieces of legislation from the current Congress aimed at extending the bill.

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According to SEIA numbers, 100, 000 U.S. workers are in the solar industry, with 25, 000 of them in the solar manufacturing sector.

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"People have been saying solar is out in left field, and today we are out in left field of Coors Field, " said SEIA President Rhone Resch.

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Rather than fight for continued extensions, SEIA President Rhone Resch has pursued a different approach, asking for a one-time extension of the credit, but for eight years.

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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has made a particularly concerted push, sponsoring a solar festival at Coors Stadium in Denver during the Democratic National Convention, and constantly reminding lawmakers of the popularity of solar power among the American public.

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