U.S. solar boom to include manufacturing, too

The United States is poised to become the world’s largest user of solar power in the next decade, experts say, thanks in part to Silicon Valley innovation and the country’s vast land area and amount of sunshine.

And that title will bring an unexpected benefit: Manufacturing jobs arriving in the United States rather than being shipped overseas. Solar companies have determined that it makes economic sense to manufacture close to your market, because among other factors it reduces shipping costs.

“Global companies are looking for the next hot market,” said Julia Hamm, executive director of the Solar Electric Power Association. “It’s going to be the United States.”

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