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Surviving the ‘Solarcoaster’
Though riddled with hurdles, solar is a lucrative industry for those contractors willing to meet the challenge. In the United States, there are 55.9 gigawatts of total solar capacity, 250,000 people employed in solar-related jobs and 1,748,000 installed solar energy programs.
By Jessica Porter
August 31, 2018
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by Jessica Porter
Jessica Porter is a New-York based freelance writer and contributing editor to CE This Week.
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