New Article on The Growing Need For Electricians and Contractors In the New Energy Economy

Our friend Houston Neal has written a nice piece on job growth over the next few decades in the new energy economy.  You can find it here: The Coming Renaissance of Electrical Contracting

Some highlights from the article:

• The American Solar Energy Society excepts renewable energy jobs for electricians will grow from 912 in 2007 to 8,176 by 2030, a 900% increase.  And that’s just in Colorado.
• Green construction, something near and dear to my heart, is expected to generate about 8 million jobs from 2009 to 2013.  More and more of those jobs will be for electricians as new green energy systems require advanced electrical knowledge for installation and maintenance.
• Other jobs for ‘sparkies’ will include hybrid vehicle repair, lighting system upgrades, manufacturing, and green retrofits.

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