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Free ‘Public Night’ at Solar Power International

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Can’t tell the difference between concentrated solar power, thin-film photovoltaics and parabolic trough technology?

Might be time to mosey on over to ‘Public Night’ at Solar Power International, the massive solar-industry trade show taking place this week at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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On Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., unregistered visitors can drop in to learn about the industry, with free access to the exhibit hall, educational sessions and job center. Kids are welcome.

More than 1,000 companies will be exhibiting. Meanwhile, groups including the Los Angeles Renewable Energy Society and the California Solar Energy Industries Assn. will present sessions about climate change and solar incentives for homeowners and businesses.

Several booths will be draped, as if in mourning, in black fabric. That’s a protest against Proposition 23, the California ballot measure that’s seeking to suspend the state’s climate change legislation until the unemployment rate dips below 5.5%.

The original 2006 law, known as AB 32, would require California to scale back its greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020. “People look to California as an example, and AB 32 was one of those shining examples,” said Lynn Jurich, president of San Francisco-based residential solar company SunRun, among the booths getting a black cloth makeover.

-- Tiffany Hsu

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