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U.S. Solar Jobs Outnumber U.S. Coal Jobs…By A Lot!

By Francis Hodsoll|2025-06-18T14:35:24-04:00January 18th, 2017|Virginia Solar|

This month, the Department of Energy released the “U.S. Energy and Employment Report”, an annual report that highlights employment data and trends for each of the energy sectors. While the report concedes that the solar industry employment data is difficult to measure, it suggests that the solar industry may have added 73,000 jobs in the past year, bringing total solar jobs to 373,000. To put this into perspective; the same DOE report puts U.S. coal jobs at roughly 86,000, total.

HODSOLL: Cut carbon to boost Virginia’s economy

By SolUMarketing|2025-06-23T11:49:24-04:00April 15th, 2015|Policy, Virginia Solar|

This summer, we expect a final Clean Power Plan rule, the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s requirement that states reduce carbon pollution from electricity generation. The big question for Virginia: Is the regulation an anchor or an opportunity? A growing chorus of businesses sees economic opportunity for the commonwealth: a chance to foster long-term growth and drive prudent energy diversification. Yesterday, in advance of Governor McAuliffe’s meeting with the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Virginian-Pilot published an op-ed by VAEIC board president, Francis Hodsoll.