MORE JOBS IN THE SUN

Solar power may bring new jobs to Texas
June 29, 2007 (UPI)

WHO
IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin; Joel Serface, director, Clean Energy Incubator;
you can't really outsource the job of installing solar systems (click to enlarge)

WHAT
The UT study suggests the growing Texas solar energy industry could generate 123,000 new Texas jobs.

WHEN
- Comments describing conclusions of a UC Berkeley study made June 29.
- The evaluation was for the period through 2020.
- Texas was 8th in the US in solar energy adoption in 2006.

WHERE
Austin, TX

WHY
- Texas has the best overall evaluation for year-round solar energy production in the US.
- Solar energy produces 7-11 times more jobs, per megawatt produced, as coal.
- Over the next decade and a half, 123,000 new high-wage, technology-related, advanced manufacturing and electrical services jobs are expected.
and its just going to keep getting better (click to enlarge)

QUOTES
University of Texas news release: “…the creation of a vibrant solar power industry could stimulate the state's economy, reduce the cost of power for consumers and minimize green-house gas emissions…”