The most important thing you can do right now is write your government representative. Here is a sample letter and some links to find the name and other information for your local representatives.  Please act now and write before the government misappropriates the billions of dollars it is currently planning on spending to fix the economy.

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                       SAMPLE FORMAT FOR SOLAR LETTER TO CONGRESS

Date

The Honorable [Senator Full Name]       OR       The Honorable [Representative Full Name]

U.S. Senate                                                      U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, DC 20510                                      Washington, DC 20515

Dear [Senator Last Name]:                    OR       Dear [Representative Last Name]:

Introduce yourself briefly and identify the topic of solar energy. You can use some of the wording here for the issues but you need to make your letter personal also.

For example: My name is Jane/John Doe and I am a constituent and a construction worker in Pleasanton, USA.  I am writing today to express my interest in seeing the government take a more active role in the implementation of solar energy solutions. I, with a growing number of your constituents, believe that the current plan of assistance by way of tax credits will never provide affordable solar energy, nor will entrusting renewable energy in the hands of large energy providers.  Instead residential solar system units need to be built in an economy of scale (millions of units) so as to significantly drop the price and allow an overall energy savings for the homeowner as well as providing the benefits below:

1. The creation of thousands of jobs to manufacture, distribute and install the solar units on residences.
2. To assist in the war on terror financially, by reducing the need for Mideast oil.
3. To aid in the healing of our global ecology and establish eco-friendly energy sources as a norm in households across the nation.
   

In order to implement solar units on millions of homes the government will be needed to:

1. Provide loans to cover startup business costs. 
2. Provide loans to homeowners so they can purchase and install solar units while paying the loans back through energy savings

Our country needs a “residential solar freedom act” (http://www.residentialsolarfreedomact.org) a form of energy independence that is new, vital and pervasive.

Ask for a response.  Urge the legislator to introduce or support the specific piece of legislation outlined here.  Request (in a nice way) a reply to your letter.

Close by thanking him/her for their consideration.  Make sure you include your name, address and contact information.

Sincerely,

John (Jane) Doe

123 Main Street

Anytown, USA 12345-6789

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