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The Solar Industry Gained Jobs Last Year. But Are Those Good Jobs, and Could They Be Better?
One of the big questions in the clean energy transition is whether the increasing number of jobs in renewables will have pay and benefits that match those being lost in fossil fuel industries.
By Dan Gearino
The U.S. solar industry added jobs in 2022, but the topline number tells only part of the story.
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State of Play
Declining costs and government encouragement have resulted in a rapid increase in solar energy production in the United States over the past 10 years, although solar’s share remains small: 1.6 percent of all electricity generation in 2018. That rapid growth is projected to continue.