Washington, DC and Albany, NY, July 13, 2021 – The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) today announced that it has merged with The Solar Foundation, welcoming The Solar Foundation’s staff and ...

There needs to be a fourfold increase in the number of workers employed in the US solar industry for the country to achieve President Biden’s ambition of creating a carbon pollution-free power sector ...

A solar advocacy group called the Solar Foundation released a report this week showing that the solar power industry in the US employs 260,077 workers that spend half or more of their time on solar ...

Solar power continued to be a booming business in 2015 as employment associated with solar energy grew 20.2 percent during the past year, according to the “National Solar Jobs Census.” The Solar ...

The American solar industry cooled down last year, shedding nearly 10,000 jobs after a record-breaking 2016. But even with President Trump's new tax on imported solar panels, solar energy ...

The American solar industry has seen rapid growth over the past eight years, a report released Tuesday shows. The Solar Foundation’s annual jobs census shows a slight decline in employment over the ...

While politicians are debating the merits of a massive job-creating effort known as the Green New Deal, jobs in solar power are getting harder to find. The solar industry lost 8,000 jobs last year, a ...

The US’ renewable energy industry is currently thriving. A survey released by The Solar Foundation shows that the solar industry has nearly tripled employment since they started tracking its growth ...

After years of growth, the solar industry is in contraction mode. That’s the key finding in the 2017 National Solar Jobs Census released by the Solar Foundation Wednesday. The report cited concerns ...

The rapid expansion of solar energy over the past few years has created hundreds of thousands of well-paying American jobs. The most recent National Solar Jobs Census published by The Solar Foundation ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The number of jobs in the solar industry decreased last year for the first time since ...

While the coal industry appears to be on its last leg, renewable energy is on an upswing. The largest renewable energy employer is the solar industry, and a new report released on Wednesday shows that ...