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North Carolina Solar Boosting North Carolina Economy

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March 23, 2015

Originally published on Solar Love.

The overall economy of North Carolina is being “boosted” significantly thanks to the state’s growing solar energy industry, according to a new report from Duke University. To be more specific, the report – The Solar Economy: Widespread Benefits for North Carolina – notes that the industry is driving job creation in manufacturing + construction, as well…

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Written By James Ayre

James Ayre's background is predominantly in geopolitics and history, but he has an obsessive interest in pretty much everything. After an early life spent in the Imperial Free City of Dortmund, James followed the river Ruhr to Cofbuokheim, where he attended the University of Astnide. And where he also briefly considered entering the coal mining business. He currently writes for a living, on a broad variety of subjects, ranging from science, to politics, to military history, to renewable energy.

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