Re:Solar Now Provides Twice as Many Jobs as the Coal Industry
by ScottBurson on Monday February 27, 2017 @08:29PM
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> I'm sure that there are higher labor costs installing solar vs running established coal plants... but that's 70x the labor of coal.
So? As you mention, the labor in solar is going into construction, solar panels being almost maintenance-free once installed. If we were building a lot of new coal-fired plants, coal employment would be much higher than it is.
The relevant number is total lifetime cost per kWh, where I gather solar is getting pretty competitive.
So? As you mention, the labor in solar is going into construction, solar panels being almost maintenance-free once installed. If we were building a lot of new coal-fired plants, coal employment would be much higher than it is.
The relevant number is total lifetime cost per kWh, where I gather solar is getting pretty competitive.