According to Clean Energy Pioneers, a multi-media project of Western Resource Advocates and Environmental Defense Fund, the economic benefits of solar power are therefore shining brightly in Arizona.
“Thanks to the abundance of sun and innovation, Arizona’s solar companies are creating jobs and building Arizona’s clean energy economy,” says David Berry, Western Resource Advocates Director of Energy Policy Analysis.
“The economic benefits of clean, solar energy mean more
home-grown jobs for Arizona,” adds Dan Grossman, Regional Director
of Environmental Defense's Rocky Mountain Office. “For Arizonans,
the local economic benefits of solar power are shining brightly.”
The report, Arizona Solar Energy and Economics Outlook (2009),
examined the potential for expansive solar generation in Arizona to
create 32,000 annual construction and installation jobs and US$1.6bn
in annual wages over the next 20 years. See download on the right to
see the full report.
