Geothermal Power a Leader in Permanent Job Creation (Yahoo! Finance - News Release)
Geothermal power plants are a leading provider of permanent, on-site employment in California and the West.
As part of its annual industry assessment roll out, the U.S.
Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) released preliminary data showing that there were 3,150 permanent, on-site employees at their power plants, or 1.17 permanent jobs per megawatt installed. This is 19 times reported onsite employment of wind projects and 5 times reported onsite employment for solar projects according to GEA.
GEA will be releasing employment and other data on the U.S. and global geothermal power industry at its
State of the Geothermal Energy Industry Briefing at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, February 24.
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