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on Wednesday March 29 2017, @07:34PM
from the the-future-is-looking-brighter dept.
from the the-future-is-looking-brighter dept.
New data from the Solar Jobs Census 2016 shows that employment in the solar-power industry increased by a historic 25% nationwide from 2015 to 2016, for a total of 260,077 workers.
The industry added 51,218 new jobs in 2016, a growth rate about 17 times faster than that of the overall U.S. economy, which grew by 1.45%. One out of every 50 new jobs added in the U.S. was created by the solar industry, representing 2% percent of all new jobs.
Growth occurred in 44 of the 50 states. And in 21 states, solar jobs grew by 50% or more, according to The Solar Foundation.
Competition among manufacturers has already brought down the cost of panels to grid parity in many places. Competition in installation can't help but bring those costs down, too.
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Solar Power-Related Jobs in U.S. Grew 25% in 2016
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(Score: 2) by Whoever on Thursday March 30 2017, @03:42AM (1 child)
I think that you know about as much about the DoE as Rick Perry did.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 30 2017, @02:40PM
>> Personnel is policy and he put oil guys in charge of the DoE and the EPA.
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> I think that you know about as much about the DoE as Rick Perry did.
I'm sure posting that made you feel good, but how delusional do you have to be to think that Perry and Pruitt aren't oil guys?
Or are you one of those utter dumbfucks who thinks the DoE has nothing to do with green energy research? [hhttps]
PS, I am literally a former DoE employee who worked in nuclear research. Who the fuck are you?