Jobs, jobs, and jobs. 7.5million of them, 2.5million in solar which is absolutely amazing. Over 60% of those jobs are in China which lines up with the support of the central bank for projects and Province governments for manufacturing. At roughly $6billion dollars of ITC in 2015, I wonder why anyone in the US would question the math to support the 200,000 high paying solar jobs. Alternatively, I don’t understand how Solarworld can argue dumping when they took Oregon incentives for the factory when China is really doing the same thing. It’s all about the jobs!
- PV-Tech: Jobs in renewable energy reach 7.7 million worldwide
- Greentech Media: Edison Electric Institute – Utilities Are Eager for New Partnerships With Startups
- PV-Magzine: US – SEIA forecasts 25-50% solar market growth in 2016
- Utility Dive: Nevada senate unanimously passes bill to give PUC authority over solar rates, cap
- NY Times: ‘Sunshine State’ or Not, Florida Badly Behind on Solar Power
- The Guardian: Solar industry attacks Coalition after bipartisan deal struck on RET scheme
- Forbes: Yingli In Trouble – The ‘Number One’ Curse In Solar Strikes Again
- Bloomberg: Get Ready for Solar Boom From China Plants as Asia Demand Swells
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Have a great day!
Yann