Renewable Energy Leader Confers with President Obama, Says Stimulus and 'Democratizing'...

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Tue Jul 7, 2009 12:54pm EDT

Renewable Energy Leader Confers with President Obama, Says Stimulus and
'Democratizing' Utilities are Key to Clean Economy Job Growth
Solar CEO Plans to Triple His Workforce by 2010

HOUSTON, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard Renewable Energy (SRE) CEO, John
Berger, along with several other energy CEOs were invited to the White House
for a roundtable discussion on the stimulus, renewable energy, climate change
legislation and the cumulative impact of all three issues on positive U.S. job
creation.

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President Barack Obama
(http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Moving-Forward-with-Energy-Innovation) noted
that the assembled renewable energy leaders represented "the most innovative
energy companies in America... (able to) save small businesses and large
businesses alike up to 20 or 30 percent on their energy usage."  

Berger, a former advisor to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission founded
SRE in 2006 to help consumers understand that energy efficiency and renewable
energy can have a highly positive financial impact for homes and businesses
alike. Since then, SRE has grown to become the largest distributed energy
services company (DESCO) or "on-site" renewable energy generation and energy
efficiency provider in the U.S. with a mission to assist customers in
achieving (i) lower energy bills, (ii) a reduced environmental footprint, and
(iii) increased energy reliability. 

"The transformation to a clean economy is job positive. The industry is moving
in the right direction," Berger told the President. "SRE is proud to be one of
the companies that is helping to lead the transformation toward a clean energy
future."

In his Rose Garden press conference that followed the private roundtable
meeting, President Obama made reference to companies that are rapidly growing
in revenue and job creation. SRE is a prime example of this as it has grown
from 21 employees in January of 2007 to a projected 400 by year's end and more
than 550 by December of 2010. 

About Standard Renewable Energy
Founded in 2006, Standard Renewable Energy is the leading provider of energy
efficiency and on-site renewable energy solutions for homes and businesses.
Products and services include solar panels and wind energy systems, energy
monitoring services, energy audits, high-efficiency heating and cooling
products, high efficiency insulation and lighting, solar window film, and
more. 

    CONTACT:  Chris Wailes
              Pierpont Communications
              +1-713-627-2223
              cwailes@piercom.com

              Kelley Wright
              Standard Renewable Energy
              kwright@sre3.com
              713-269-4043


SOURCE  Standard Renewable Energy

Chris Wailes, Pierpont Communications, +1-713-627-2223, cwailes@piercom.com;
or Kelley Wright, Standard Renewable Energy, +1-713-269-4043,
kwright@sre3.com
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