From roof-top solar installers to the technicians upgrading your home HVAC and green-minded urban planners, more than 3.2 million Americans now work in “clean energy” as of the start of 2022. And while California remains a leader, hiring has spanned red and blue political states from all regions.It’s a job total that’s up 5% from a year earlier, says nonprofit advocacy organization — and as it claims, nonpartisan — E2, which stands for Environmental Entrepreneurs.
“This data shows clean energy jobs are not red state jobs or blue state jobs — they’re red, white and blue jobs,” said Bob Keefe, E2’s executive director. The year-over-year growth would have been stronger without the uncertainty brought by wavering lawmakers in Washington mulling incentives for solar, heat pumps, electric vehicles (EVs) and more, said E2, which has advocated for federal…
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