25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs
February 8, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
A new study released by Navigant Consulting finads that a 25% by 2025 national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) would support hundreds of thousands of new American jobs and prevent a near-term collapse in some industries. Job growth in the wind, solar, biomass, waste-to-energy and hydropower industries would particularly benefit the Southeastern U.S. and manufacturing states whose Congressional delegations have had a history of voting against incentives and other measures designed to support the renewable energy sector.
25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs
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