Today more than 100,000 Americans work at 5,600 solar energy companies across the nation in all 50 states. The industry more than doubled the amount of solar electricity installed in the U.S. in 2011 compared to 2010 and growth is expected to continue in 2012.
Background Resources:
Link to SEIA fact sheet on report: http://www.seia.org/galleries/pdf/Incentives_Study_Fact_Sheet.pdf
Link to University of Tennessee report: http://tiny.utk.edu/solarreport
Facts on America’s Solar Industry: http://www.seia.org/galleries/pdf/Solar_Energy_Facts_Q4_2011.pdf
Solar companies and job profiles in all 50 states: http://www.solarworksforamerica.org/
Solar Market Insight Report, 2011 Year in Review: http://www.slideshare.net/SEIA/us-solar-market-insight-report
New Study Shows 100,000 now employed in US Solar Energy & Likely to Increase Sharply by 2020
