Amit Ronen | Solar Jobs Census Briefing
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2013 Solar Jobs Census Results Amit Ronen Director, GW Solar Institute Capitol Hill Briefing February 11, 2014
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Amit Ronen, Director of the GW Solar Institute shares industry insights on the 2013 Solar Jobs Census results on 2/11/2014.
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2013 Solar Jobs Census Results
Amit RonenDirector, GW Solar Institute
Capitol Hill BriefingFebruary 11, 2014
Solar Costs Continue to Decline
Sources: LBNL “Tracking the Sun IV”, SEIA/GTM Research
Solar Capacity Growing Fast
Sources: NREL, SEIA/GTW, Larry Sherwood/IREC
CENSUS: Jobs follow the installs
Sources: 2012 Solar Jobs Census
CENSUS: Customers buying solar to save money
Sources: 2013 Solar Jobs Census
CENSUS: Customers seeking solar information
Sources: 2013 Solar Jobs Census
Sunny Solar Trends
• Solar employment will continue to grow much faster than the economy.
• America’s support for solar is strong
• Major solar investments planned by government and business
• Solar growing even faster outside U.S.
Cloudy Solar Trends
• Battles between utilities and distributed solar likely to continue.
• Solar public policies and incentives remain uncertain
• Solar trade war a drag on growth• Solar continues to compete on an
uneven playing field
