US Solar Power Exports Jumped 43% In 2001 - Trade Group
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. solar power exports last year totaled $550 million, an increase of 43% over 2000, the
Solar Energy Industries Association said Monday.
Over the past five years, the growth in U.S. exports of photovoltaic material, solar hot-water systems and other related
components has increased an average of 36% annually, the Washington , D.C .-based trade group said.
Mexico was the single biggest customer of U.S. solar-energy equipment, while 70% went to the European Union, Japan and
Hong Kong , the association said.
"Worldwide, photovoltaic production increased 35%, the group said.
"This dramatic growth in the world solar industry and U.S. solar exports is another sign that solar power will play an
increasingly important role in the world's energy mix in the 21st Century," said Glenn Hamer, executive director of the Solar
Energy Industries Association.
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