How many times have you heard, “If you had invested in Microsoft at the beginning…” If you had invested in Google at the beginning…” If, if, if. If you invest $1,000 every month and pocket a 10% annualized return, you will have $1 million after 23 years. But who wants to wait 23 years? It…
Energy-state lawmakers tend to grouse about high-paying jobs in the oil and gas industry being lost to solar and wind power. But new research shows that most alternative-energy jobs, which have tripled US-wide in just two decades, are concentrated in the states where the traditional energy sector has long employed residents and juiced the broader…
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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%…
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Texas is known for fiercely promoting its oil and gas industries, but it’s also the No. 2 renewable energy producer in the country after California. In fact, more than a quarter of all the wind power produced in the United States in 2021 was generated in Texas. These projects benefit from a lucrative state tax…
The Texas electric grid operator called on companies and other consumers to voluntarily reduce power use on Monday as the risk of rolling blackouts from record-high demand to cool the state’s nearly 29 million residents intensified. For sure, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (aka ERCOT) is unique, as the power grid system runs outside…
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