The effort in the General Assembly to get rid of renewable energy standards in North Carolina has had an unexpected effect: job growth. But the job growth has not come in areas where you might first expect to find them: solar manufacturers, installers, and repair crews.
No, the huge jump in solar-related jobs has come in the area of lobbyists, lawyers, solar engineers, and industry consultants.
According to North Carolina Department of Commerce research, these job areas skyrocketed as a percentage of solar and renewable energy-related jobs when legislative efforts began to eliminate the tax credits and subsidies for alternative energy.
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