The membership of CASM, which has field unfair trade petitions against China, has grown to 202 U.S. solar PV businesses employing some 17,000. More than 85% aren’tt solar PV manufacturers– they’re actively providing a full range of solar PV products and services, from solar PV sales and installation and systems integration to product distribution, finance and legal services.
It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that wind power is growing fast in the United States (and worldwide). Under the Bush administration, a goal of getting 20% of our electricity from wind by 2030 was set and we are currently ahead of schedule on that. However, a lot of people wonder, where are these wind turbines being made? Is this creating jobs in the U.S. or in China?
Given the long term slide in U.S. manufacturing, it’s no surprise that the domestic wind turbine industry has some catching up to do. In fact, right around this time last year, a bit of a brouhaha erupted when Recovery Act funding was made available to build U.S. wind farms using … [continued]
