Florida Solar Jobs Census 2015

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2015FLORIDA

SOLAR JOBSCENSUS


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ABOUT THE SOLAR FOUNDATION

The Solar Foundation (TSF) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonproit organization whosemission is to increase understanding of solar energy through strategic research andeducation that transforms markets. TSF is considered the premier research organizationon the solar labor workforce, employer trends, and the economic impacts of solar. It hasprovided expert advice to leading organizations such as the National Academies, the Inter-American Development Bank, the U.S. Department of Energy, and others during a time ofdynamic industry growth and policy and economic uncertainty.

While TSF recognizes that solar energy is a key part of our energy future, it is committed toexcellence in its aim to help people fairly and objectively gauge the value and importance ofsolar technologies.

ABOUT BW RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP

BW Research is widely regarded as the national leader in labor market research foremerging industries and clean energy technologies. In addition to the Censusseries, BWResearch has conducted rigorous solar installation and wind industry labor market analysis

for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, wind energy and energy retroit studies forthe Natural Resources Defense Council, a series of comprehensive clean energy workforcestudies for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Illinois, Vermont, Florida, Pennsylvania,Iowa, and California, as well as numerous skills and gap analyses for community colleges,workforce investment boards, state agencies, and nonproit organizations.

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ABOUT THE THE FLORIDA SOLAR ENERGY CENTER

The Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), a research institute of theUniversity of Central Florida, is the largest and most active state-supported energy research institute in the nation. Current research

activities include Advanced Energy Research: alternative transportationfuels, batteries, hydrogen and fuel cells; Buildings Research: energy-eficient buildings; and Solar Energy: solar water and pool heating,photovoltaic (solar electric) systems, testing, and certiication. For moreinformation about the center, visit http://www.fsec.ucf.edu.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

The University of Central Florida, the nations second-largest universitywith nearly 60,000 students, has grown in size, quality, diversity andreputation in its irst 50 years. Today, the university offers more than 200

degree programs at its main campus in Orlando and more than a dozenother locations. UCF is an economic engine attracting and supportingindustries vital to the regions future while providing students with real-world experiences that help them succeed after graduation. For moreinformation, visit http://today.ucf.edu.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Solar Foundation (TSF) is a national 501(c)(3) nonproit organization whose mission is toincrease understanding of solar energy throughstrategic research and education that transformmarkets. In 2010, TSF conducted its irst NationalSolar Jobs Census report, establishing the irstcredible solar jobs baseline and verifying thatthe solar industry is having a positive impacton the U.S. economy. Using the same rigorous,peer-reviewed methodology, TSF has conductedan annual Census in each of the last six years to

track changes and analyze trends.

This Florida Solar Jobs Census 2015report is an

offshoot of TSFs National Solar Jobs Census 2015effort. Research partners for the Census 2015effort include the Florida Solar Energy Center atthe University of Central Florida for providingeditorial guidance and peer review, the GeorgeWashington University Solar Institute forproviding assistance and support in reviewingand validating report results and analysis; the

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) foruse of its National Solar Database and peerreview; and GTM Research/SEIA for providingsurvey respondents with the U.S. Solar MarketInsight: 2014 YIR report.

Sponsors of this years Census effort include:Energy Foundation, William and Flora HewlettFoundation, Tilia Fund, George WashingtonUniversity Solar Institute, SEIA, Recurrent,SolarCity, First Solar, Sol Systems, E.ON,

Trina Solar, State of Minnesota Departmentof Commerce, State of New Mexico EnergyMinerals and Natural Resources Department,Utah Governors Ofice of Energy Development,sPower, Standard Solar, CALSEIA, All EarthRenewables, and groSolar.

Finally, we want to thank all the Floridaemployers that participated in the survey. Yourresponses were critical in providing us withaccurate and timely data.

Andrea LueckePresident and Executive DirectorThe Solar Foundation

202-469-3750; [email protected]

Philip JordanPrincipal and Vice PresidentBW Research Partnership508-384-2471; [email protected]

For questions or comments about this report, please contact either:

Please cite this publication when referencing this material as Florida Solar Jobs Census 2015,The Solar Foundation, available at: www.TSFcensus.organd SolarStates.org
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1Florida Solar Jobs Census 2015

INTRODUCTION

The U.S. solar industry experiencedyet another record-breaking year

in 2015, with more than 7,400

megawatts (MW) of domestic

photovoltaic (PV) capacity expected

to have been installed an 18.5%

increase over that of 2014 bringing

total U.S. solar capacity to nearly

27.5 gigawatts (GW).1

As the rate of capacity installation hasaccelerated, employers across the country

have continued to expand the size of theirpayrolls. This years sixth annual National

Solar Jobs Census found that the U.S. solar

industry employed 208,859 workers as of

November 2015, representing the addition

of 35,052 jobs, and a 20.2% increase in

employment over November 2014.Since The

Solar Foundation began tracking these numbersin 2010, employment in the industry has morethan doubled, growing by 123% and adding over115,000 jobs. Employers nationwide expect

this growth trend to continue through 2016,projecting to add nearly 31,000 jobs to the solarworkforce over the course of the year.

Capacity Data Source: SEIA/GTM Research Solar Market Insight Q3 2015

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The market for solar energy in the state ofFlorida the Sunshine State is perhaps the

most surprisingly underwhelming in the entirecountry. With both the third largest statepopulation2 and the best year-round naturalsolar resource east of Texas,3Floridas geography

alone establishes the state as a potential solarpowerhouse. Despite these realities, the stateranked a mere 13th in cumulative installedsolar capacity through September of 2015.Floridas 266 MW of installed capacity leave itfar behind notably less sunny East Coast stateslike Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey,and just barely ahead of Pennsylvania, one of thecountrys most prominent coal states.4That said,as of November, 6,560 workers were employedby the solar industry at 3,793 establishments

across the state.5

As of September, just over 32 MW of solarcapacity had been installed in Florida during2015. While this is in fact more than wasinstalled in the state over the full 12 months ofthe previous year, it is only a little more than halfof the 62 MW installed in the small northeasternstate of Connecticut during the same period.Since 2011, less than 30 MW of solar capacity

have been added in Florida each year, thoughexperts estimate 2015s capacity additions tohave exceeded 50 MW by the end of December.6Even with this quicker rate of installation, theyearly total is still less than half of that installedin the state during 2010, a year when a single

75 MW utility-scale concentrating solar power(CSP) plant, the Martin Next Generation SolarEnergy Center, accounted for the lions share ofthe years 110 MW of capacity additions.7

The Martin CSP plant aside, utility-scale solarprojects have been largely absent from theFlorida solar market, leaving the residential andnon-residential market segments to move theindustry forward in the state.8 Developmentof these smaller systems, though, has been

relatively sluggish in light of the apparent lackof attention solar has received from Floridaspolicymakers and traditional electric utilities.

Florida law does not require utilities to source apercentage of their electricity generation fromclean sources of energy, like solar, through arenewable portfolio standard (RPS). In otherstates across the country, these standardshave proven integral to the establishment of a

Source: SEIA/GTM Research Solar Market Insight Q3 2015


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sustainable local solar market, particularly forutility-scale projects. They also often provideincentive for smaller-scale systems throughrenewable energy credits (RECs) markets.In such markets, utilities bound by RPSrequirements may purchase RECs from anyperson or business generating clean energy tohelp them meet their goals.

Florida is also one of only ive states in thecountry to expressly prohibit third partypower purchase agreements (PPAs) of solarsystems.9 PPAs are mechanisms that allow asolar company to install a system, usually a PVarray, on a customers property at little or nocost to the customer. The customer then buysthe electricity generated by the system from thesolar company, rather than from their traditionalelectric utility. This particular inancing modelhas spurred market development for small-scale systems in other states across the country,because it generally results in lower monthlyelectric bills for the customer and does awaywith the otherwise signiicant initial investmentrequired to own a system outright. The lackof a third party PPA option in the state meansFlorida residents and businesses interested in

installing solar on their properties are required

to buy the systems in full themselves, effectivelyeliminating large numbers of prospectivecustomers who cannot afford the upfront costof a system.

Although net metering is permitted by state

law,10 Floridas prohibition of third party PPAsis seen by many as having a deleterious effectboth on small-scale solar development andcompetition in the states electricity market.Diverse groups on both sides of the issue arecurrently pushing ballot initiatives one for2016 and one for 2018 but no matter theirrespective successes at the voting booth, PPAsare likely to remain a contentious issue in localpolitics for years to come.11

Regardless of this ongoing debate, the Floridasolar industry is projected to ramp up capacityadditions in 2016, more than doubling the statescurrently installed capacity.12 These additionsare, perhaps unsurprisingly, expected to be ledby a resurgent utility-scale market segment, asprojects of this magnitude are largely unaffectedby the legal uncertainties surrounding the ballotinitiatives. Florida solar employers anticipatehiring accordingly, expanding their payrolls byroughly 515 workers, or around 7.8%.13

ABOUT THE FLORIDA SOLAR JOBS CENSUS 2015This report includes information about all typesof Florida companies engaged in the analysis,research and development, production, sales,installation, and use of all solar technologies ranging from solar photovoltaics (PV), toconcentrating solar power (CSP), to solar waterheating systems for the residential, commercial,industrial, and utility market segments.

The indings presented herein are based onrigorous survey efforts throughout the monthsof September, October, and November 2015 thatinclude telephone calls and emails to known andpotential solar establishments across Florida.Unlike economic impact models that generateemployment estimates based on economicdata or jobs-per-megawatt (or jobs-per-dollar)assumptions, The Solar Foundations Solar Jobs

Census series provides statistically valid andcurrent data gathered from actual employers.This analysis also purposefully avoids artiiciallyinlating its results with questionable multipliereffects often found in analyses of otherindustries.

The number of establishments included in this

report include all businesses that conduct anysolar activity. This includes many businessesthat play a very small part in a solar project,or provide inancing, legal services, or othersupport services to solar irms. Employment,however, is only counted for workers that spendat least 50% of their time on solar.

A full explanation of this methodology can befound on page 18 of this report.


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Key Data Points

Projected Solar

Jobs Growth, 2016

515(7.8%)

Capacity Installed in

2015 thru Q3 (MW)15

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FLORIDA

SOLAR JOBSTotal Solar Jobs, 2015

6,560Cumulative Installed

Capacity thru Q3 2015 (MW)14

266.3Detailed employment and demographic data for Floridas legislative districts, counties, and metropolitan statistical areas

can be found in the appendix of this report and on The Solar Foundations interactive jobs map at SolarStates.org.
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WORKFORCEOVERVIEW

Sales & Distribution Jobs

449

Project Development Jobs

1,974

Other Jobs

185

Manufacturing Jobs

735

Installation Jobs

3,217The Florida solar industry employs 6,560

workers at 3,793 establishments throughout

the state. Florida is ranked 8th nationally insolar jobs, and 24th in solar jobs as a share of thestates total employment. Employers expectto add around 515 new solar workers to

payrolls over the course of 2016 a growth

rate of 7.8% while the states workforce as awhole is projected to grow only 1.2% during the

same period.16

Installation irms employ the largest portion more than 49% of the Florida solar workforce,followed by project development irms, at justover 30%. The vast majority of Florida solar irms more than 66% report working primarily onresidential solar projects, compared to 15.5%for non-residential and 17.9% for utility-scaleprojects. These percentages are likely to shiftover the coming year, as the rate of utility-scale

development in the state accelerates.

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The Florida solar workforce is generally less di-verse than the states workforce as a whole, withwomen (15.3%), African-Americans (10.4%),Latinos (19.5%), and older workers (6.6%) allrelatively underrepresented. However, many of

these otherwise underserved demographics African-Americans, Asian or Paciic Islanders,and Latinos are represented in the state solar

workforce at higher rates than their counter-parts in the solar industry nationwide.

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces represent auniquely valuable source of human capital forsolar employers. With a proven work ethic andpracticed discipline, veterans bring a wealth ofreadily transferable skills and leadership acu-men to the industry. Through the Solar ReadyVets program, the U.S. Department of Energy ishelping the industry capitalize on this resourceby facilitating the transition from military ser-

vice to employment in the civilian solar work-force.18 Florida solar irms have yet to takeadvantage of this value proposition to quite

the same extent as their counterparts across

the country, with veterans comprising only

6.0% of the states solar workforce, com-

pared to 8.4% of the states workforce as a

whole and 8.1% of the solar workforce na-

tionally.


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Wages paid by irms in the Florida solar indus-try do not differ in a signiicant way from those

paid by solar employers across the other statescomprising the U.S. Census Bureaus South At-lantic Division.19 Solar installers and systemdesigners are generally paid below the medianwages for their counterparts in the solar indus-try across the rest of the country, while solarsales representatives are paid slightly better.

On average, solar employers in Florida experi-ence roughly the same level of dificulty inding

qualiied candidates to ill openings on theirpayrolls as other solar irms across the country.

This is rather interesting, given that a much larg-er portion of the Florida solar positions hired forrequired higher education of some sort (75.2%)than solar positions hired for across the coun-try in 2015 (44.6%). This further reinforces thepremise that a lack of trained and experiencedtalent is a national problem throughout the so-lar industry.

24.2%

24.6%

22.0%

51.7%

52.3%

48.0%

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23.1%

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Approximately 41% of Florida solar irms re-

ported that they receive all of their revenues

from solar activities, which is lower than the

national average of 48.2%, while just over 30%

reported that they receive less than half of their

revenues from solar activities, compared to

28.5% nationally. Roughly the same portion of

the states solar irms (62.5%) work primarily

with in-state customers as solar irms national-

ly (65.6%).

As part of the Census 2015 effort, employers

were asked about the impacts of speciic ex-

isting, pending, and proposed policies on theirbusiness prospects. Florida employers over-

whelmingly cite the federal investment tax

credit (ITC) as substantially contributing to

their irms success, with 59.8% of respondents

referring to it directly, more than doubling the

second most commonly cited policy, a renew-

able portfolio standard, at 23.0%. It is interest-

ing to note the latter, as the state does not have

a renewable portfolio standard of its own, signi-

fying that many of these Florida-based irms are

engaged in business in states whose markets do

beneit from such a policy.

The following pages include detailed break-

downs of workforce data by sector. While there

are a number of Florida solar irms focusing on

manufacturing, these irms responded to thesurvey in insuficient numbers to provide statis-

tically signiicant data for each individual sector.

0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%

Net Metering

Accelerated Depreciation

Utility Rebates

EPA Clean Power Plan

Other Tax Exemptions, Credits, & Rebates

State Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)

Investment Tax Credit (ITC)

Businesses Citing Policies Contributing to Success

Florida National


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INSTALLATION

The installation sector is

the largest sector of theU.S. solar industry and iscomposed of companies thatprimarily install PV, solarwater heating, and other

solar energy technologies.

The installation sector is responsible for 49.0%of all solar employment in Florida, employing3,217 workers. Firms in the sector expect to addaround 187 positions to their payrolls over thecourse of 2016, a growth rate of 5.8%.

Florida installation irms report greater levelsof dificulty inding qualiied candidates to illopenings on their payrolls than irms on averagein other sectors of the states solar industry,as well as other irms in the installation sectornationwide.

Projected 2016

Growth

187

Establishments

2,530

Solar Installer

Median Wage

$18/hr

Projected 2016

Growth Rate

5.8%

Installation Jobs

3,217


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Approximately the same percentage of Floridainstallation irms (82.6%) work primarilywith in-state customers as their counterpartsin the installation sector nationwide (81.5%).However, a smaller percentage of installationirms in the state are pure play solar businesses,

receiving 100% of their revenue from solaractivities, than installation irms across thecountry. This diversiication of business activitymay in part be a reaction by employers to theregulatory impediments they face in the statesresidential and non-residential solar markets.

19.7%

14.3%

54.2%

50.0%

26.0%

35.7%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

U.S. Installation

FL Installation

Installation Sector - Difficulty Hiring


11.7%

4.5%

7.2%

4.5%

22.1%

45.5%

Pure Plays, 59.0%

Pure Plays, 45.5%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

U.S. Installation

FL Installation

Installation Sector -% Revenues from Solar

1-24% 25-49% 50-99% Pure Plays


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Projected 2016

Growth

36

Establishments

546

Solar Sales Representative

Median Wage

$32.40/hr

Projected 2016

Growth Rate

8.0%

Sales & Distribution Jobs

449SALES &

DISTRIBUTION

Sales & distribution firms

primarily sell (but notinstall) solar goods andservices to customers and/or warehouse and distributesolar goods to/for installers.

The sales and distribution sector is responsible

for 6.8% of all solar employment in Florida,employing 449 workers. Firms in the sectorexpect to add around 36 positions to theirpayrolls over the course of 2016, a growth rateof 8.0%.

Sales and distribution irms in the state reportsigniicantly greater levels of dificulty indingqualiied candidates to ill openings on theirpayrolls than irms on average across the states

solar industry more broadly, as well as other irmsin the sales and distribution sector nationwide.


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A larger percentage of Florida sales and

distribution irms (76.2%) work primarily with

in-state customers than their counterparts in

the sales and distribution sector nationwide

(64.7%). A smaller percentage of sales and

distribution irms in the state are pure play solar

businesses, receiving 100% of their revenue

from solar activities, than sales and distribution

irms across the country.

24.7% 51.9%

58.3%

23.4%

41.7%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

U.S. Sales & Distribution

FL Sales & Distribution

Sales & Distribution Sector - Difficulty Hiring


11.7%

26.3%

7.8%

10.5%

27.6%

21.1%

Pure Plays, 52.9%

Pure Plays, 42.1%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

U.S. Sales & Distribution

FL Sales & Distribution

Sales & Distribution Sector - % Revenues from Solar

1-24% 25-49% 50-99% Pure Plays


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PROJECTDEVELOPMENT

The project development

sector includes companiesthat plan, design and buildlarge commercial- andutility-scale solar projects.

The project development sector is responsible

for 30.1% of all solar employment in Florida,

employing 1,974 workers. Over the course of

2016, employers expect to add another 136positions to payrolls, growing by 6.9%. This

relects a sense of cautious optimism among

irms involved in the utility-scale market

segment, which is projected to dominate

capacity additions in the state during the year.

Florida project developers report greaterlevels of dificulty inding qualiied candidatesto ill openings on their payrolls than irms onaverage across the states solar industry more

broadly, as well as other irms in the projectdevelopment sector nationwide.

Projected 2016

Growth

136

Establishments

290

Solar System Designer

Median Wage

$20/hr

Projected 2016

Growth Rate

6.9%

Project Development Jobs

1974


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A larger percentage of Florida projectdevelopment irms (83.3%) work primarilywith in-state customers than their counterpartsin the project development sector nationwide(74.9%). Interestingly though, a much smallerpercentage of project development irms in thestate are pure play solar businesses, receiving

100% of their revenue from solar activities, than

project development irms across the country.This may be a function of the states relativelynascent utility-scale market segment. If so, thepercentage of pure play solar companies andtheir corresponding payrolls in this sector willlikely grow if the projected ramp-up in utility-scale installation continues beyond 2016.

21.4%

14.3%

54.1%

52.4%

24.5%

33.3%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

U.S. Project Development

FL Project Development

Project Development Sector - Difficulty Hiring


14.5%

8.6%

7.8%

8.6%

23.1%

42.9%

Pure Plays, 54.6%

Pure Plays, 40.0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

U.S. Project Development

FL Project Development

Project Development Sector - % Revenues from Solar

1-24% 25-49% 50-99% Pure Plays


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Projected 2016

Growth

-

Establishments

269

Projected 2016

Growth Rate

-

Other Jobs

185

OTHER

Other firms active insolar are primarily researchand development firms,nonprofits, governmentagencies, academic researchcenters, etc

Firms that fall into the Other sector of the solar

industry are responsible for 2.8% of all solar jobs

in Florida, employing 185 workers. While this

represents only a small fraction of the Sunshine

States solar workforce, it plays an outsized role

in determining the future of its solar market,

through the development of new technologies,

determination of new policies, and advocacy.

Other irms in Florida generally report

signiicantly lower levels of dificulty inding

qualiied candidates to ill openings on their

payrolls than irms in other sectors of the states

solar industry, as well as irms on average in the

solar industry nationwide. This is likely related

to hiring managers focusing less on a candidates

previous solar experience and more on his or

her educational achievement, with nearly 44%of employees at other irms working in a

management or professional capacity.


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A signiicantly smaller percentage of otherirms in Florida (25.0%) work primarily within-state customers than their counterpartsin the sector nationwide (54.5%). Similarly, asmaller percentage of these irms in the stateare pure play solar businesses than otherirms in the industry nationally. Both of these

are potentially relective of the historically

harsh policy environment for solar, andrenewable energy more broadly, in the state,as successful advocacy over time tends tocatalyze industry growth, which in turn leadsto further specialization of regulatory agenciesand the proliferation of state- and issue-speciicadvocacy organizations.

27.9%

54.5%

53.5%

36.4%

18.6%

9.1%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

U.S. "Other"

FL "Other"

"Other" Sector - Difficulty Hiring


23.4%

45.0%

10.1%

5.0%

24.3%

20.0%

Pure Plays, 42.2%

Pure Plays, 30.0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

U.S. "Other"

FL "Other"

"Other" Sector - % Revenues from Solar

1-24% 25-49% 50-99% Pure Plays


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CONCLUSIONWhile it is expected that, in 2015, Floridassolar industry will have installed more thantwice the capacity that was installed in 2014,

the Sunshine State continues to dramaticallyunderperform in terms of the potential scale ofits market for solar energy. At just over 266 MWof cumulative installed capacity as of September2015, the state trails even the much smaller, lesssunny state of Maryland (337.5 MW),20 hometo a population less than a third the size ofFloridas. With the legality of third-party powerpurchase agreements promising to remainunsettled until after the general election inNovember, the residential and non-residential

market segments will almost certainly maintaintheir current sluggish pace of growth into2017. Industry experts do, however, project asigniicant uptick in utility-scale projects overthe course of 2016 the segment, by itself,expected to roughly double the total capacitycurrently installed in the state during the year.

This sudden and seismic shift in the focus of anindustry that has, since 2012, been dominatedby small- and medium-scale solar projects,to the development of large-scale projects,can reasonably be perceived as a response byFloridas traditional electric utilities to theirindividual customers and ratepayers growingdemand for solar. This demand has made itselfincreasingly apparent over the course of 2015through the ongoing public debate aroundthird party ownership and the competing solarinitiatives vying for a spot on the 2016 ballot.If this is in fact the case, and if attitudes towarddistributed solar in Tallahassee remain constant,

utility-scale development will likely continue todrive the states solar market for years to come.

Although the Florida solar industry has facedchallenges keeping it from realizing its fullpotential, the size of the local solar workforcerivals that of other historically successful solarstates. At 6,560 workers, the Florida solarworkforce is the 8th largest in the country, justahead of the Southeasts solar powerhouse,North Carolina (5,950) boasting nearly ive

times Floridas currently installed capacity andjust behind Arizona (6,922), the second largestsolar state in the country by capacity. Employers

are expecting to expand their payrolls in 2016,adding roughly 512 positions, representing7.8% growth more than six times the growthexpected for the states workforce economy-wide, but only a little more than half the growthexpected for the U.S. solar industry at large.Interestingly, Floridas solar manufacturersare projected to lead this expansion, growingpayrolls by 21.4% over the coming year, nearlytripling the anticipated growth of all othersectors.

It is unclear how the public debate aroundthird party ownership and power purchaseagreements between utilities, the solar industry,and advocates on both sides will pan out in thelong run, but the geographic realities of theSunshine State and the ever-decreasing costsassociated with solar all but ensure the viabilityof the Florida solar industry in the long-term. Inorder to sustain this future growth, it is essentialthat Florida employers have ready access toquality talent and skilled labor or enhancetheir on-the-job training offerings. To achievethis, more focused and comprehensive solartraining efforts in-house, in-state, and acrossthe country must be suficiently emphasized.These efforts would reduce the industrystalent acquisition, training, and retention costs,increasing eficiency across the solar valuechain, and ultimately reducing costs for Floridasolar customers.

This research shows that the Florida solar

industry, despite its myriad of challenges, isa source of economic opportunity, with thepotential to create jobs that pay living wages andare largely available to individuals of differentbackgrounds from across the state. Only regularreexaminations of the states solar industry, itsworkforce, and the employment opportunitiespresented herein will conirm this potential isrealized in years to come.


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The Solar Jobs Censusmethodology is the most

closely aligned with the Bureau of Labor Statis-tics (BLS) methodology for its Quarterly Cen-sus of Employment and Wages (QCEW) andCurrent Employment Statistics (CES). Like BLS,this study uses survey questionnaires and em-ployer-reported data, though ours are adminis-tered by phone and web, as opposed to mail.

Also like BLS, we develop a hierarchy of vari-ous categories that represent solar value chainactivities (within their broader NAICS frame-

work), develop representative sample frames,and use statistical analysis and extrapolation ina very similar manner to BLS. We also constrainour universe of establishments by relying onthe most recent data from the BLS or the statedepartments of labor, depending on which iscollected most recently. We believe that the cat-egories that we have developed could be read-ily adopted by BLS should it choose to begin toquantify solar employment in its QCEW and CES

series.The results from the overall 2015 Censuseffortare based on rigorous survey efforts that include287,962 telephone calls and over 44,220 emailsto known and potential energy establishmentsacross the United States, resulting in a total of2,350 full completions for solar establishmentsin the U.S. Unlike economic impact models thatgenerate employment estimates based on eco-nomic data or jobs-per-megawatt (or jobs-per-

dollar) assumptions, the Solar Jobs Census se-ries provides statistically valid and current datagathered from actual employers.

The survey was administered to a known uni-verse of energy employers that includes 68,494establishments and is derived from the SolarEnergy Industry Associations National SolarDatabase, as well as other public and private

sources. Of these establishments, 2,118 identi-

ied as solar and completed full or substantiallycompleted surveys.

The survey was also administered to a strati-ied, clustered, random sampling from variousindustries that are potentially energy-related(unknown universe) that include a total of ap-proximately 314,000 establishments nation-wide. After an extensive cleaning and de-dupli-cation process, a sampling plan was developedthat gathered information on the level of solar

activity (including none) from 12,765 establish-ments. Of these, 327 establishments qualiiedas solar establishments and completed full sur-veys. The sampling rigor in the known and un-known universes provides a margin of error forestablishment counts at +/-0.85% and employ-ment at +/-1.99% at a 95% conidence interval.

This level of national sampling rigor is mirroredat the state level. In addition to the known Cen-sus, the clustered sampling in the unknownuniverse is representative relative to establish-ment totals by size in each of the 50 states andthe District of Columbia. This ensures that eachstates employment estimates are accurate witha maximum margin of error under +/-5% at a95% conidence interval.

Due to the number of qualifying responses,some smaller states have higher margins of er-ror for non-employment related questions, suchas workforce and policy related questions, due

to the small universe of solar establishments ineach state. As a result, some state-level, non-em-ployment data is reported using regional aver-ages or have footnotes denoting small responsesizes.

APPENDIX

STATE CENSUS METHODOLOGY AND DATA SOURCES


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GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF DATA

In addition to the statewide results detailed

herein, the Solar Jobs Census 2015 effort

compiled comprehensive information about the

distribution of solar workers across each state.The Solar Jobs Census 2015 companion website,

SolarStates.org,houses solar jobs data for each

state and the District of Columbia. Here, the

employment data have been broken out and

represented in map form at the state, federal

congressional district, state legislative district,

metropolitan statistical area, and county

levels. What follows are tables presentingthe employment counts and demographic

breakdowns of the workforce at each speciied

level of granularity previously mentioned.

DistrictTotal

EmploymentWomen

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

1 124 19 13 14 24 8 1 7

2 121 19 13 14 24 8 1 7

3 106 16 11 12 21 7 1 6

4 205 31 21 23 40 14 2 12

5 428 66 45 49 83 28 4 26

6 246 38 26 28 48 16 3 15

7 195 30 20 22 38 13 2 12

8 283 43 30 32 55 19 3 17

9 117 18 12 13 23 8 1 7

10 119 18 12 14 23 8 1 7

11 144 22 15 16 28 9 2 9

12 220 34 23 25 43 15 2 13

13 271 42 28 31 53 18 3 16

14 292 45 30 33 57 19 3 17

15 84 13 9 10 16 6 1 5

16 281 43 29 32 55 19 3 17

17 137 21 14 16 27 9 1 8

18 771 118 80 88 150 51 8 46

19 336 51 35 38 65 22 4 20

20 518 79 54 59 101 34 5 31

21 124 19 13 14 24 8 1 7

22 287 44 30 33 56 19 3 17

23 289 44 30 33 56 19 3 17

24 249 38 26 28 49 16 3 15

25 227 35 24 26 44 15 2 14

26 191 29 20 22 37 13 2 11

27 195 30 20 22 38 13 2 12

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DistrictTotal

EmploymentWomen

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

1 88 13 9 10 17 6 1 5

2 78 12 8 9 15 5 1 5

3 83 13 9 9 16 5 1 5

4 197 30 21 23 38 13 2 12

5 125 19 13 14 24 8 1 7

6 137 21 14 16 27 9 1 8

7 55 8 6 6 11 4 1 3

8 121 19 13 14 24 8 1 7

9 16 2 2 2 3 1 0 1

10 298 46 31 34 58 20 3 18

11 117 18 12 13 23 8 1 712 210 32 22 24 41 14 2 13

13 177 27 18 20 34 12 2 11

14 74 11 8 8 15 5 1 4

15 92 14 10 10 18 6 1 5

16 155 24 16 18 30 10 2 9

17 184 28 19 21 36 12 2 11

18 87 13 9 10 17 6 1 5

19 287 44 30 33 56 19 3 17

20 232 36 24 27 45 15 2 14

21 124 19 13 14 24 8 1 722 78 12 8 9 15 5 1 5

23 220 34 23 25 43 14 2 13

24 29 4 3 3 6 2 0 2

25 617 95 64 70 120 41 6 37

26 94 14 10 11 18 6 1 6

27 182 28 19 21 36 12 2 11

28 215 33 22 25 42 14 2 13

29 250 38 26 28 49 16 3 15

30 180 28 19 21 35 12 2 11

31 286 44 30 33 56 19 3 17

32 135 21 14 15 26 9 1 8

33 177 27 19 20 35 12 2 11

34 203 31 21 23 40 13 2 12

35 449 69 47 51 88 30 5 27

36 82 13 9 9 16 5 1 5

37 126 19 13 14 24 8 1 8

38 158 24 17 18 31 10 2 9

FLORIDA STATE SENATE


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DistrictTotal

EmploymentWomen

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

1 36 6 4 4 7 2 0 2

2 27 4 3 3 5 2 0 2

3 20 3 2 2 4 1 0 1

4 25 4 3 3 5 2 0 2

5 29 5 3 3 6 2 0 2

6 27 4 3 3 5 2 0 2

7 26 4 3 3 5 2 0 2

8 40 6 4 5 8 3 0 2

9 17 3 2 2 3 1 0 1

10 22 3 2 2 4 1 0 1

11 38 6 4 4 7 3 0 2

12 46 7 5 5 9 3 0 3

13 84 13 9 10 16 6 1 5

14 18 3 2 2 4 1 0 1

15 12 2 1 1 2 1 0 116 22 3 2 3 4 1 0 1

17 29 4 3 3 6 2 0 2

18 14 2 1 2 3 1 0 1

19 15 2 2 2 3 1 0 1

20 53 8 6 6 10 3 1 3

21 9 1 1 1 2 1 0 1

22 40 6 4 5 8 3 0 2

23 11 2 1 1 2 1 0 1

24 90 14 9 10 17 6 1 5

25 81 12 8 9 16 5 1 5

26 25 4 3 3 5 2 0 2

27 18 3 2 2 4 1 0 1

28 208 32 22 24 40 14 2 12

29 56 9 6 6 11 4 1 3

30 70 11 7 8 14 5 1 4

31 34 5 4 4 7 2 0 2

32 57 9 6 7 11 4 1 3

FLORIDA STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

DistrictTotal

EmploymentWomen

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

39 125 19 13 14 24 8 1 7

40 17 3 2 2 3 1 0 1


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DistrictTotal

EmploymentWomen

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

33 20 3 2 2 4 1 0 1

34 51 8 5 6 10 3 1 3

35 25 4 3 3 5 2 0 136 46 7 5 5 9 3 0 3

37 38 6 4 4 7 3 0 2

38 21 3 2 2 4 1 0 1

39 94 14 10 11 18 6 1 6

40 16 2 2 2 3 1 0 1

41 9 1 1 1 2 1 0 1

42 54 8 6 6 10 4 1 3

43 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

44 50 8 5 6 10 3 1 3

45 33 5 3 4 6 2 0 2

46 98 15 10 11 19 6 1 6

47 60 9 6 7 12 4 1 4

48 9 1 1 1 2 1 0 1

49 27 4 3 3 5 2 0 2

50 17 3 2 2 3 1 0 1

51 122 19 13 14 24 8 1 7

52 73 11 8 8 14 5 1 4

53 16 2 2 2 3 1 0 1

54 71 11 7 8 14 5 1 4

55 34 5 4 4 7 2 0 2

56 16 2 2 2 3 1 0 1

57 46 7 5 5 9 3 0 3

58 76 12 8 9 15 5 1 5

59 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

60 149 23 16 17 29 10 2 9

61 24 4 3 3 5 2 0 1

62 44 7 5 5 9 3 0 3

63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

64 47 7 5 5 9 3 0 365 38 6 4 4 7 3 0 2

66 148 23 15 17 29 10 2 9

67 34 5 4 4 7 2 0 2

68 80 12 8 9 16 5 1 5

69 23 4 2 3 4 2 0 1

70 87 13 9 10 17 6 1 5

71 34 5 4 4 7 2 0 2


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DistrictTotal

EmploymentWomen

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

72 80 12 8 9 16 5 1 5

73 15 2 2 2 3 1 0 1

74 61 9 6 7 12 4 1 475 56 9 6 6 11 4 1 3

76 102 16 11 12 20 7 1 6

77 52 8 5 6 10 3 1 3

78 112 17 12 13 22 7 1 7

79 9 1 1 1 2 1 0 1

80 75 11 8 9 15 5 1 4

81 94 14 10 11 18 6 1 6

82 518 79 54 59 101 34 5 31

83 62 10 6 7 12 4 1 4

84 18 3 2 2 4 1 0 1

85 80 12 8 9 16 5 1 5

86 82 13 9 9 16 5 1 5

87 42 6 4 5 8 3 0 3

88 56 9 6 6 11 4 1 3

89 145 22 15 17 28 10 2 9

90 8 1 1 1 2 1 0 0

91 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

92 219 34 23 25 43 14 2 13

93 137 21 14 16 27 9 1 8

94 101 16 11 12 20 7 1 6

95 36 6 4 4 7 2 0 2

96 43 7 4 5 8 3 0 3

97 37 6 4 4 7 2 0 2

98 46 7 5 5 9 3 0 3

99 92 14 10 10 18 6 1 5

100 60 9 6 7 12 4 1 4

101 26 4 3 3 5 2 0 2

102 61 9 6 7 12 4 1 4

103 99 15 10 11 19 7 1 6104 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

105 51 8 5 6 10 3 1 3

106 39 6 4 4 8 3 0 2

107 36 5 4 4 7 2 0 2

108 69 11 7 8 13 5 1 4

109 43 7 4 5 8 3 0 3

110 14 2 1 2 3 1 0 1


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Metropolitan

Statistical Area

Total

EmploymentWomen

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino

or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

Cape Coral-Fort

Myers, FL275 42 29 31 53 18 3 16

Deltona-

Daytona Beach-

Ormond Beach,

FL

190 29 20 22 37 13 2 11

FL NONMETRO-

POLITAN AREA148 23 15 17 29 10 2 9

Fort WaltonBeach-

Crestview-

Destin, FL

35 5 4 4 7 2 0 2

Gainesville, FL 43 7 4 5 8 3 0 3

Jacksonville, FL 272 42 28 31 53 18 3 16

Lakeland, FL 123 19 13 14 24 8 1 7

Miami-Fort

Lauderdale-

Pompano Beach,

FL

2,646 405 276 302 516 175 28 158

Naples-MarcoIsland, FL

127 19 13 15 25 8 1 8

Ocala, FL 84 13 9 10 16 6 1 5

Orlando-

Kissimmee, FL769 118 80 88 150 51 8 46

Palm Bay-

Melbourne-

Titusville, FL

229 35 24 26 45 15 2 14

Palm Coast, FL 13 2 1 2 3 1 0 1

FLORIDA METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS

DistrictTotal

EmploymentWomen

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

111 41 6 4 5 8 3 0 2

112 260 40 27 30 51 17 3 16

113 24 4 3 3 5 2 0 1114 59 9 6 7 11 4 1 4

115 78 12 8 9 15 5 1 5

116 10 2 1 1 2 1 0 1

117 20 3 2 2 4 1 0 1

118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

119 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

120 47 7 5 5 9 3 0 3


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CountyTotal

EmploymentWomen

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

Alachua 40 6 4 5 8 3 0 2

Baker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bay 34 5 4 4 7 2 0 2

Bradford 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Brevard 227 35 24 26 44 15 2 14

Broward 830 127 87 95 162 55 9 50

Calhoun 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Charlotte 52 8 5 6 10 3 1 3

Citrus 36 5 4 4 7 2 0 2

Clay 23 4 2 3 5 2 0 1

Collier 125 19 13 14 24 8 1 8

Columbia 10 2 1 1 2 1 0 1

Desoto 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

Dixie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Duval 203 31 21 23 40 13 2 12

Escambia 58 9 6 7 11 4 1 3

Flagler 13 2 1 1 3 1 0 1

Franklin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Gadsden 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Gilchrist 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Glades 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Metropolitan

Statistical Area

Total

EmploymentWomen

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino

or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

Panama City-

Lynn Haven, FL35 5 4 4 7 2 0 2

Pensacola-FerryPass-Brent, FL 79 12 8 9 15 5 1 5

Port St. Lucie, FL 165 25 17 19 32 11 2 10

Punta Gorda, FL 47 7 5 5 9 3 0 3

Sarasota-

Bradenton-

Venice, FL

280 43 29 32 55 18 3 17

Sebastian-

Vero Beach, FL59 9 6 7 11 4 1 4

Tallahassee, FL 72 11 8 8 14 5 1 4

Tampa-

St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 870 133 91 99 169 57 9 52

FLORIDA COUNTIES


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CountyTotal

EmploymentWomen

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

Gulf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hardee 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0Hendry 8 1 1 1 2 1 0 1

Hernando 36 5 4 4 7 2 0 2

Highlands 27 4 3 3 5 2 0 2

Hillsborough 373 57 39 43 73 25 4 22

Holmes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Indian River 58 9 6 7 11 4 1 3

Jackson 6 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

Jefferson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lafayette 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lake 84 13 9 10 16 6 1 5

Lee 271 42 28 31 53 18 3 16

Leon 63 10 7 7 12 4 1 4

Levy 10 2 1 1 2 1 0 1

Liberty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Madison 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Manatee 75 11 8 9 15 5 1 4

Marion 84 13 9 10 16 6 1 5

Martin 82 13 9 9 16 5 1 5

Miami-Dade 888 136 93 101 173 59 9 53

Monroe 46 7 5 5 9 3 0 3

Nassau 10 2 1 1 2 1 0 1

Okaloosa 32 5 3 4 6 2 0 2

Okeechobee 9 1 1 1 2 1 0 1

Orange 375 57 39 43 73 25 4 22

Osceola 48 7 5 5 9 3 1 3

Palm Beach 899 138 94 103 175 59 9 54

Pasco 86 13 9 10 17 6 1 5

Pinellas 365 56 38 42 71 24 4 22

Polk 122 19 13 14 24 8 1 7Putnam 10 2 1 1 2 1 0 1

Santa Rosa 20 3 2 2 4 1 0 1

Sarasota 196 30 20 22 38 13 2 12

Seminole 254 39 26 29 49 17 3 15

St Johns 30 5 3 3 6 2 0 2

St Lucie 80 12 8 9 16 5 1 5

St. Johns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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CountyTotal

EmploymentWomen

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

Sumter 15 2 2 2 3 1 0 1

Suwannee 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Taylor 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Union 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Volusia 188 29 20 21 37 12 2 11

Wakulla 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Walton 10 2 1 1 2 1 0 1

Washington 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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ENDNOTES

1. SEIA/GTM Research Solar Market Insight Q3 2015

2. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States,Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: July 1, 2015. Release Date: December 2015

3. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Photovoltaic Solar Resource of the United States. Found at: http://www.nrel.gov/gis/solar.html


5. The 2014 estimate of solar employment in Florida was produced using a carefully developed dual methodology one for installation and construction jobs and another for non-installation jobs (covering industry sectorssuch as manufacturing, sales & distribution, project development, and other occupations that support thesolar industry). Method one used labor intensity multipliers developed internally and cross-checked withleading studies on the subject, while method two was based not only on a direct count of solar workers, butalso the average number of jobs per solar establishment and total number of establishments in the state. It isalso important to note that while the 2014 and 2015 methodologies differ, the results derived from the Censusapproach are statistically signiicant and, therefore, more credible. Details on the methodology can be found onpage 18.


7. Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center. (2010, December). Retrieved January 19, 2016, from http://www.nrel.gov/csp/solarpaces/project_detail.cfm/projectID=267

8. The residential, non-residential, and utility-scale market segments are deined by SEIA based on the offtaker ofthe electricity they generate, though they can also generally be used interchangeably with small-scale (i.e. single-family household rooftop system, generally no more than a handful of kilowatts), medium-scale (i.e. commercialor government rooftop system), and large-scale (i.e. ground-mounted or very large rooftop systems ranging fromseveral hundred kilowatts to several hundred megawatts in capacity).

9. 3rd Party Solar PV Power Purchase Agreement. (2015, July 1). Retrieved January 19, 2016, from http://ncsolarcen-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3rd-Party-PPA_072015.pdf

10. Freeing the Grid. (2016). Retrieved January 19, 2016, from http://freeingthegrid.org/#state-grades/lorida

11. Trabish, H. (2015, August 13). Inside the contentious ight over rooftop solar in Florida. Retrieved January

19, 2016, from http://www.utilitydive.com/news/inside-the-contentious-ight-over-rooftop-solar-in-lorida/403679/


13. It is important to note that these projections were based on employer-reported hiring plans for 2016 that mayhave since changed in light of the extension of the federal investment tax credit in December of 2015.


15. Id.

16. JobsEQ 2015Q3

17. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by state 2014Annual Averages and Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by state 2014 Annual Averages.Found at: http://www.bls.gov/

18. See, U.S. Department of Energy Solar Ready Vets. Available at: http://energy.gov/eere/sunshot/solar-ready-vets

19. U.S Census Bureau, Geographic Terms and Concepts - Census Divisions and Census Regions. Found at: https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/gtc/gtc_census_divreg.html


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For questions about this report, please contact Andrea Luecke at The Solar Foundation, [email protected].

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