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 ...

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 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 ...

The U.S. solar industry lost nearly 10,000 jobs last year. The losses were led by California and Massachusetts, where installation growth has slowed. It was the first time employment has contracted in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Solar Foundation reports the U.S. solar power industry shed about 8,000 jobs in 2018, shrinking the workforce by 3.2 percent. U.S. tariffs prompt developers to delay projects, while policy shifts in ...