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The Veteran’s Guide to Solar Jobs (2022)

The Veteran’s Guide to Solar Jobs (2022)

The solar industry offers job opportunities for candidates with diverse skill sets and experiences.  The jobs that may come to mind first are technical in nature (installers and electricians are the backbones of the workforce), but the industry is supported by a wide range of job functions including communications, project management, engineering and more. These […]

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    U.S. Solar Energy Installations Reach Record High in First Quarter

    U.S. Solar Energy Installations Reach Record High in First Quarter

    Solar Energy Industries Association GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today release U.S. Solar Market Insight: 1st Quarter 2013, the definitive analysis of solar power markets in the U.S., with strategic state-specific data for 28 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. This quarter’s report finds that the U.S. installed 723 megawatts […]

    Congressional Inaction Threatens Middle Class Wind Jobs Across America

    Congressional Inaction Threatens Middle Class Wind Jobs Across America

    Center for American Progress Congress has been unable to extend vital tax credits for the wind industry, causing incredible uncertainty for investors in the fast-growing wind sector and threatening thousands of jobs across America, like those at Alliant Energy in Iowa highlighted in the video released by the Center for American Progress Dec. 20. With […]

    RESTORE Act Fines Could Provide Job Opportunities in Gulf Coast, 32 Other States

    RESTORE Act Fines Could Provide Job Opportunities in Gulf Coast, 32 Other States

    Environmental Defense Fund The Clean Water Act penalties from last year’s British Petroleum (BP) oil disaster could kick-start the launch of a long-term investment in ecosystem restoration and create jobs that would benefit at least 140 businesses with nearly 400 employee locations in 37 states, including more than 260 in the Gulf Coast and nearly […]