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From the Arizona Daily Star, 07.06.2007
Giffords lauds energy efforts
Local solar guru honored
By Shelley Shelton
Veteran tinkerer and local solar installer George Villec was recognized for his energetic commitment to solar energy on Thursday during a solar-energy press conference by U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of District 8.
Giffords, a Democrat, honored Villec, 45, and Tucson Vice Mayor Shirley Scott with Giffords' inaugural Congressional Awards for Excellence in Solar Energy during a brief ceremony.
Villec, who says he's one of four solar installers in Tucson
who are nationally certified as solar technicians, rode with his wife, Linda, from their Sabino Canyon-area home to the event in a solar car that Villec designed.
He once worked as an engineer for General Motors and Ford Motor Co....
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Arizona Daily Star: Suddenly, solar's hot By Shelley Shelton In the late 1970s, a nationwide energy crisis had people looking for ways to become less dependent on fossil fuels. Many focused their attention on solar energy as a renewable resource. But energy prices moderated, tax credits for solar systems evaporated, and solar's future dimmed. Fast-forward to 2007: Energy prices are again soaring and remain volatile, and with the perceived threat of global warming, people are once again wondering what they can do to become less dependent on non-renewable fossil fuels. "My thought process was, if I can produce enough energy on my roof to meet my needs, I want to produce something tangible toward energy independence," said Chuck Dunn, 51, who is installing what will be Tucson's largest residential array of solar panels on a home he's building in the Foothills. Interest in solar energy seems to be everywhere, from government to commerce to consumers, with new manufacturing and new jobs on Tucson's horizon. |
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| George Villec of GeoInnovation LLC sets up a solar array on a Foothills roof. Tax credits and rebates from TEP will pay for much of the cost. |
District 8 Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat, has said she wants Southern Arizona to become the "Solar-con Valley" of the United States. She has introduced legislation to promote training a solar-industry work force and to set up an initiative for states to receive money for advancing commercial applications of solar technology. Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has called our state the "Saudi Arabia of solar energy within the United States," and she recently signed legislation to prevent homeowners' associations from restricting the use of solar systems. 15% renewable by 2025 Political attention aside, solar is also gaining steam at the Arizona Corporation Commission, which recently decreed that all |
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| George Villec, president of GeoInnovation LLC, works on routing the wires for a 96-panel solar array on the roof of a Foothills home. |
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