Legislators introduce bill to create jobs, and boost NC`s Solar Power Industry

Legislators introduce bill to create jobs, and boost NC`s Solar Power Industry

Legislators Introduce Bill to Create Jobs & Grow NC’s Solar Energy Industry
If passed, legislation would result in 6,000 solar energy jobs in NC by 2015

RALEIGH, NC – Earlier today, Reps. Tom Murry (R-Wake), Jim Crawford
(D-Granville), Tim Moffitt (R-Buncombe) and Ruth Samuelson (R-
Mecklenburg) introduced House Bill 495, The Solar Jobs Bill.

When
passed, the bill will create thousands of new solar energy jobs in all
regions of North Carolina. Job estimates for North Carolina’s rapidly
growing solar energy industry currently totals nearly 2,000 employees at
approximately 170 companies.

Passage of this bill will increase market
demand and competition, which will continue the industry’s expansion by
creating 4,000 new solar energy jobs in our state – resulting in a
total of 6,000 solar jobs by 2015.

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