Source: CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 2/7/17



North Carolina jobs in the solar energy industry grew 20 percent in 2016, a nonprofit research group reported in an annual census Tuesday, ranking the state eighth in the nation. The state gained 1,162 jobs last year, growing the total to 7,112 the Solar Foundation said in its 2016 census. North Carolina ranks second-highest in the nation for installed solar capacity.

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