Solar Job Numbers Hold Steady Despite Challenges

Solar job numbers hold steady despite challenges

National solar jobs census shows employment level with 2023 and indicates cautious optimism for the future due to strong deployment and efficiency gains.The Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s (IREC) 15th annual National Solar Jobs Census finds that solar and battery energy storage employed over 464,053 workers in 2024, holding steady with its 2023 figure. While federal policy changes in the OBBBA presented challenges to the industry, solar ha…

Solar jobs stayed level in 2024, but impacts of OBBBA still TBD

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has released the 15th annual National Solar Jobs Census, reporting that the U.S. solar industry employed 280,119 workers in 2024, roughly level with the industry’s 2023 employment. Although these 2024 data do not capture the impacts of major federal energy policy changes enacted since the new administration took office… The post Solar jobs stayed level in 2024, but impacts of OBBBA still TBD appeare…