Real Goods Solar Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results to Be Released on Tuesday, March 10, 2009, and Conference Call to be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2009

BOULDER, Colo., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Real Goods Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: RSOL) will announce results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008, after the market close on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. The Company will also hold a teleconference to discuss these results with additional comments and details. Participating in the call will be Tom McCalmont, Chief Executive Officer, John Shaeffer, Founder and President, Erik Zech, Chief Financial Officer, and Jirka Rysavy, Chairman.

The conference call is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. PDT (11:30 a.m. EDT) on Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Participants may access the call by dialing 800-762-9058 (domestic) or 480-629-1990 (international).

If you are unable to participate in the live call, a replay will be available beginning Wednesday, March 11, at 2:30 p.m. EDT, through Tuesday, March 17, at midnight EDT. To access the replay, dial 800-406-7325 (passcode: 4024824). International callers should dial 303-590-3030 and use the same passcode.

About Real Goods Solar, Inc.

Real Goods Solar, Inc. is a leading residential solar energy integrator, having installed over 4,500 solar systems. Real Goods Solar offers turnkey solar energy services, and has 30 years of experience in residential solar energy, beginning with the sale in 1978 of the first solar photovoltaic, or PV, panels in the United States. For more information about Real Goods Solar, please visit http://www.realgoodssolar.com, or call (888) 507-2561.

    Investor Contact:  John Mills
                       Senior Managing Director
                       ICR, Inc
                       310-954-1105
                       jmills@icrinc.com

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