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The event will take place in San Diego, CA, September 14-16, 2009 at the Marriott Del Mar.  As a sponsor of this event, I am pleased to be able to invite you to attend the summit at a 33% discount.

You can register on the event website at http://www.infocastinc.com/utility09 or by calling Infocast directly at 818-888-4444.  To take advantage of this special offer, just enter discount code 097112  (to receive 33% off).You may either enter the discount code toward the end of online registration or mention the code to Infocast's customer service representative.  This offer does not apply to individuals already registered.

About the Utility Scale Solar Summit

Utility Scale Solar 2009 is the business hub where decision-makers--from project developers, technology providers, utilities, investors, lenders, EPC contractors and other industry players--who are rapidly expanding the utility scale project pipeline come to work out how to move these projects over the finish line.

This is a great chance to Network with over 150 Dealmakers from these organizations:
  • 8minutenergy Renewables, LLC
  • Abound Solar
  • Acciona Solar Power Inc.
  • Advanced Green Power Solutions
  • Albiasa Corporation
  • Black & Veatch
  • Boeing
  • Borrego Solar
  • Borrego Solar Systems Inc.
  • Bright Source Energy Inc.
  • BrightSource
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • Chadbourne & Parke LLP
  • Chico Electric
  • CoBank
  • Confoe
  • CP Energy Group, LLC
  • DAI Management Consultants
  • Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP
  • Dexia Credit Local
  • Duke Energy
  • Edgewood Management, LLC
  • Edison Misssion Energy
  • EMCORE
  • Energy 5.0 LLC
  • Enfinity Corp
  • enXco Development Corp.
  • Esolar
  • Eurus Energy Japan
  • Fidelity National Title
  • Foley & Lardner LLP
  • GE Energy
  • Gemini Solar Development Co.
  • groSolar
  • Helio Micro Utilities
  • Helio Power
  • Hunt Construction Group
  • Hunton & Williams LLP
  • Iberdrola Renewables
  • K&L Gates, LLP
  • Keenan Development Associates
  • Landesbank Hessen Thuringen (Helaba)
  • Maco Tech, Inc.
  • Marathon Capital
  • Mortenson Construction
  • New Energy Finance
  • NextEnergy
  • NRG Energy, Inc.
  • O2Energies, Inc.
  • Orrick
  • Pacific Gas & Electric
  • Pacific Valley, LLC
  • Rabobank
  • Rabobank International
  • Renewable Energy Week
  • RMT, Inc.
  • RMT, Inc.
  • Robert W. Baird & Co.
  • Rowths Soare
  • Ryan Russell Ogden & Seltzer PC
  • Sempra
  • Senior Vice presiden of North American Markets eSOLAR
  • Signet Solar Inc.
  • Siliken Renewable Energy, Corp.
  • Simple Solar
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
  • Skyfuel
  • SMA America, Inc.
  • SMUD
  • Solar Energy Initiatives
  • Solar Millennium, LLC
  • Solar Power Partners, Inc.
  • Solar Reserve LLC
  • Solar Turbines
  • Solar Turbines Incorporated
  • SPG Solar
  • Starpoint Solar
  • Starwoof Energy Group Global, LLC
  • Stewart Title Guaranty
  • Stirling Energy Systems (SES)
  • Stoel Rives LLP
  • Sunergy Systems
  • Sunpower
  • Suntech America
  • Suntech America, Inc.
  • Swinerton Green
  • TD Banknorth Project Finance
  • The Boeing Company
  • Trina Solar
  • Triple M Development
  • Turner Industries
  • Unirac, Inc
  • United Rural Development Organisation
  • United Solar Ovonic
  • Wanzek Construction
  • White Construction Inc
  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  • Xantrex Technology Inc

According to new employment and business forecast figures released by the Associated General Contractors of America, about two thirds of the nation's non-residential construction companies are planning to cut their payrolls.

The organization reported that AGC member companies have seen, or are planning for, declining activity in every type of construction. However, the forecast did find that planned investments in infrastructure projects, as part of the federal stimulus package, are likely to dramatically improve the employment and business outlook in 2009.

President-elect Obama has outlined his proposed plan to build a sustainable renewable energy industry that includes wind, solar and biofuels and related renewable energy technologies.

About 85 percent of nonresidential construction companies would either cancel layoffs or add new employees if states embarked on stimulus-funded infrastructure projects, according to AGC's survey. And construction companies would increase their payrolls by 25 percent if the stimulus included new infrastructure investments.

Stephen Sandherr, chief executive officer of AGC, said builders across the country are urging Congress to include infrastructure investments in the stimulus. AGC is calling for $2.2 billion to help renovate hundreds of federal facilities and for additional funds to repair crumbling schools.

Indications are that new tax incentives are being planned to encourage conversions to energy-efficient buildings, construction of renewable energy facilities, remediation of Brownfields projects and construction of new airport and commercial projects.