Massachusetts: Home To Growing Solar Power

The United States saw a record-breaking growth of employment in the solar industry in 2013. The Solar Foundation (TSF) released research in early 2014 to reveal the specific pattern of growth. The figures indicate an impact on various aspects including new and traditional markets. They reveal that a solar company in Massachusetts, Nevada, Ohio, Texas and Utah is no longer a rarity but a part of the overall pattern of solar energy growth. In fact, in Massachusetts, there are approximately 283 solar companies with 6,400 employees. The state of solar energy in Massachusetts owes much to the influence of Governor Deval Patrick. His leadership has seen pronounced growth in the “cleantech” sector. Under him, movement has been made towards: Reduction in greenhouse gas...