Rob Pegoraro, for Fast Company, cited Timberline Solar™ in his list of the top five technologies that provide cause for optimism for the future of our planet. Celebrating the plunging cost of solar power, Pegoraro writes, “the EIA projects that [on-site solar] will still generate 8% of our electricity by 2050. That estimate, however, may need revision if recent advances in rooftop solar help drive down those “soft” costs. For example, at CES this January I saw roof shingles with integrated solar panels from one of the biggest names in roofing—GAF Energy’s Timberline Solar—designed to be installed by any roofing crew with standard tools.” Other technologies listed include American-made offshore wind power and electric cars and bikes.

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