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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

$$$ / Green Solar Jobs Heat Up

Posted by Alex Zielinski on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 3:59 PM

Sure it's slow moving, but solar jobs are on the rise.

Despite Solyndra's recent crumble, a new report shows that solar jobs have increased by 6.8 percent since last August. According to the 2011 National Solar Jobs Census, there are now 100,237 solar jobs across the nation with 6,735 created in the last year. Solar jobs, unlike many renewable energy marketse, have been on the ris over the past years, according to the press release:

“Solar is a job-creating phenomenon in an economy that is flat-lining, with near 7 percent year-on-year increase in the number of Americans working in the industry,” said Danny Kennedy, member of The Solar Foundation’s board of directors. “This is a sign of a thriving industry - due to the demand for lower cost, clean electricity that creates value in America.”

While any increase is good news, the boost pales in comparison to last year's 26 percent year-long growth.

But all is not lost, at least statewide. After Solyndra's closure, SolarWorld announced the closure of its California plant, adding that it will consolidate the buisnesses, adding the CA workers to the Hillsboro work force.

 

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I would absolutely love to have more solar power, but the fact is it is still not economically viable.

I also doubt the National Solar Jobs Consensus is an unbiased source for National Solar Jobs news.
Posted by D on September 20, 2011 at 4:26 PM · Report
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We are seriously considering it for our house. With all the tax benefits it works out to be quite cheap. Plus... the planet.
Posted by green genes on September 20, 2011 at 7:15 PM · Report
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Awesome, I'm glad to hear there are more suns!
Posted by Commenty Colin on September 20, 2011 at 8:50 PM · Report
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green kens, what do you mean by: " Plus... the planet." relating to the rest of your comment referring to the headline " Solar Jobs Heat Up ". I run half of my office with 2 carbonite steel layer solar panels on top of it. The benefits are endless.
Posted by Royal_K on September 20, 2011 at 9:21 PM · Report
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Anyone thinking of working in the solar industry should be aware of the small but real possibility that they might turn into a hideous sun demon. It has happened before.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hideous_S…
Posted by Todd Mecklem on September 20, 2011 at 10:51 PM · Report

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