{"id":117083,"date":"2018-03-01T15:51:54","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T14:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/?p=117083"},"modified":"2020-12-22T10:42:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T09:42:17","slug":"sma-joins-calssa-to-educate-the-capitol-community-at-the-clean-energy-fair-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/us\/sma-joins-calssa-to-educate-the-capitol-community-at-the-clean-energy-fair-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"SMA Joins CALSSA to Educate the Capitol Community at the Clean Energy Fair 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Yesterday <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sma-america.com\/\"><strong>SMA America<\/strong><\/a><strong> joined the <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/calssa.org\/\"><strong>California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA)<\/strong><\/a><strong> for the 2018 Clean Energy Fair in an effort to inform the capitol community about the value of distributed energy resources.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8440 size-large aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sma-sunny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/DXJDo7BU8AAJWcM.jpg\" alt=\"2018 Clean Energy Fair\" width=\"620\" height=\"504\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 620px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 620\/504;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At this educational event on the grounds of the California State Capitol, SMA connected with hundreds of lawmakers, staff and other visitors. 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