Solar Industry
At a press event at the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) in Washington, D.C., Andrea Luecke, president and executive director of The Solar Foundation (TSF), said the most important driver in the expansion of solar sector jobs in the U.S. has been the precipitous drop in the cost of solar power and the corresponding increase in installed capacity.
“Jobs are directly correlated with installations,” she said.
Luecke outlined her organization’s recent solar jobs census and unveiled state-specific reports for California, Arizona and Minnesota.
Amit Ronen, director of the GW Solar Institute, which contributed to the execution of the study, said much of the job growth can be attributed specifically to the steep decline in the cost of solar panels. Speaking at the EESI press event, Ronen reported the price of solar panels has declined 80% since 2008.
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