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Solar Decathlon Sponsors

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon depends on the generosity of sponsors to ensure the success of this event and the teams. Team sponsorships and event sponsorships are now available for Solar Decathlon 2011.

Sponsor a Team

To support individual teams with in-kind donations, cash contributions, or other resources, please contact the teams directly.

Sponsor the Event

Support the overall Solar Decathlon event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in fall 2011. Event sponsorship is based on a needs list and includes three sponsorship levels:

  1. Sustaining
  2. Supporting
  3. Contributing.

If your organization is interested in becoming an event sponsor for Solar Decathlon 2011, please contact our sponsorship manager.

Betsy Black

U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20585
202-287-1860
betsy.black@ee.doe.gov

Highlights From Solar Decathlon 2009*

  • More than 923 million impressions with Solar Decathlon messages
  • More than 730 television stories nationwide
  • Event coverage by CNN, Fox News, NBC's The Today Show, AP, and Reuters
  • More than 75 million listeners for 74 radio interviews nationwide
  • Coverage in 265 newspapers across the country
  • More than 3 million Web page views and 477,970 site visits
  • 307,502 house visits in 10 days

*Data collected for the time period of Aug. 1–Nov. 30, 2009