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The clean energy transition is underway. But where will the workers come from?

by Ali Budner

Aug 29, 2023

Finding and training workers to install solar panels and maintain electric vehicle charging stations is a massive undertaking.

Language written into the Inflation Reduction Act prioritizes trades with apprenticeships for subsidies. This means worker scarcity is unlikely in higher-paid, higher-skilled fields.

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