20% growth for the 3rd year in a row, 1 in 83 jobs created was in solar and now the solar industry has 209,000 professionals in it. This is exciting for me, because I remember when we were well under 100k and growth was an uncertainty. Moreover, there is strength in numbers and as we grow into a profitable industry, it will be difficult to fight the combined strength of grassroots support, employment and businesses. The President didn’t fail to mention solar and even gave a shout out to solar + storage. The Solar Foundation continues their great work and here is their full job census.
- PV-Magazine: U.S. solar industry surpasses 200,000 jobs
- Bloomberg: Nevada’s Solar Power Fees Draw Ire of Silicon Valley Investors
- New York Times: Transcript of Obama’s 2016 State of the Union Address
- PV-Tech: Australia’s solar anti-dumping investigations resurrected
- Vermont Public Radio: Solar Companies Must Be Truthful In Marketing, Says AG
- CleanTechnica: Indonesia Plans To Set Up Renewable Energy Utility
- Greentech Media: 10 Solar Trends to Watch in 2016
- Utility Dive: Solar moves ahead of wind, hydro in California fuel mix, toward 10% of state’s power
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Have a great day!
Yann