US solar power employs more people than oil, coal and gas combined, report shows

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Solar energy employed 374,000 people over the year 2015-2016, making up 43 per cent of the sector’s workforce, while the traditional fossil fuels combined employed 187,117, making up just 22 per cent of the workforce, according to the report.

2 thoughts on “US solar power employs more people than oil, coal and gas combined, report shows”

  1. Yep Trump is on the wrong curve. Although employment will fall as R&D intensity reduces. Amazing things are about to happen regarding storage and in replacements for silicon.

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  2. Good points, Simon. Here in New Zealand, we’re still waiting for battery costs to come down. I hadn’t heard about replacements for silicon. I don’t suppose you have any links?

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