As Industry Headwinds Mount, Solar Job Growth Stalls
After years of steady job growth and support from friendly policymakers in Washington, the solar industry now finds itself grappling with...
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- Dec 26, 2017
Solar Trends: 2017 Year In Review
Looking back at my New Years Day 2017 solar predictions, the solar stories I missed, and what to watch for in 2018. On January 1st of...
- Sep 4, 2017
The Labor Market, The Energy Market, and America’s Future
Unemployment rose slightly in August, Hurricane Harvey dealt a blow to Texas oil refineries and an international trade dispute threatens...
- Jul 17, 2017
As China’s Solar Ambitions Grow, U.S. Plots Next Move
China’s solar energy capabilities are unrivaled by any other nation, but much of their success has come at the expense of U.S. solar...
- Apr 9, 2017
The Kentucky Coal Museum is Powered by… Solar?!
The irony is not lost on the museum’s administrators, but the thousands of dollars in energy savings from the new solar array were too...
- Feb 8, 2017
The Numbers Are In: Solar Leads In Job Growth
Solar jobs have tripled in seven years. Will growth continue? “Renewable energy use translates to bottom-line benefits such as lower and...
- Jul 14, 2016
New Study Examines Impact of Big Solar
A new UK report looks at the effects of solar parks on the local environment. Can large arrays provide benefits beyond clean energy...
- Feb 12, 2015
New Report: California Leads the Nation in Solar Job Growth
The Solar Foundation’s California Solar Jobs Census Finds that California Solar Jobs Grew by Nearly 16% Last Year with Nearly 10,000 More...
- Jan 29, 2014
Solar employment up 20% since 2012
According to the latest annual National Solar Jobs Census, the U.S. solar industry employed 142,698 people in 2013 – up 20 percent, or...
- May 21, 2013
8,000 solar jobs posted in Q1 2013
New data from the Clean Jobs Index shows that in the first three months of 2013, almost 750,000 “clean jobs” were posted across the U.S....
- Oct 19, 2012
Employment Drops Despite Rise in U.S. PV Shipments
A new report from the Energy Department (DOE) finds that employment in the U.S. PV sector has declined despite an increase in the...
- Sep 22, 2011
Solar Jobs Census 2011 finds 6.8% increase in solar jobs over past year
A September 19 pre-release of the Solar Jobs Census 2011 found that employment in the solar industry grew by 6.8 percent over the past...
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