American wind industry jobs and turbine deployment regained momentum heading into 2015, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reported in releasing its 2014 results in the U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report. The U.S. wind industry added 23,000 jobs in 2014, boosting the sector’s total to 73,000 jobs. 2015 began with 12,700 MW of wind…
New report show clean energy jobs are booming in Missouri
As Governor Jay Nixon and state lawmakers prepare Missouri’s new energy plan, a first-of-its-kind report recently released shows that the state’s vibrant and growing clean energy industry employs nearly 40,000 workers at more than 4,400 establishments. “Clean Jobs Missouri,” and the associated www.cleanjobsmissouri.org website, were commissioned by non-partisan groups Missouri Energy Initiative and Environmental Entrepreneurs,…
Study: 100-MW wind farm supports nearly 1,100 Jobs
Each major wind farm in America creates nearly 1,100 jobs and can add tens of millions of dollars in new taxes and other benefits to the communities where they’re located, according to two new reports from the Natural Resources Defense Council. A new 250-MW wind farm will create 1,079 jobs throughout the many steps of…