SMA AMERICA GOES PRIMETIME WITH EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION
Sunny Boy Inverters from SMA America, Inc. Create Usable Power for a Family in Need
GRASS VALLEY, Calif., Nov. 21, 2007—Garrett Yazzie, a 13-year-old Navajo boy living in Pinon, Ariz., used to keep his family warm with a makeshift solar heater he devised, with a little internet help, from a car radiator and several aluminum cans. Thanks to SMA America, Inc. and the crew of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, the ingenious solar system recently received an "upgrade."
WHO: SMA AMERICA, INC., the world leader in solar inverter technology
WHAT: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, "Yazzie Solar Home"
WHEN: Aired Oct. 28, 2007 at 8 p.m. /7 p.m. CST
WHERE: ABC Television Networks
WHY: Sunny Boy 3800U grid-tied inverters from SMA America offset the Yazzie family's energy use
About SMA America, Inc.
SMA America, Inc. is a proud part of the worldwide SMA family of companies, with divisions in nine countries on four continents, boasting over 1,300 employees, and continuous double-digit growth. SMA America supports installers and small businesses in the solar industry through marketing and training assistance. Since 2000, SMA America has shown unfaltering commitment to the continued development and implementation of leading-edge products, including some of the most efficient solar inverters available nationwide.
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