Rolling Back The Clean Power Plan Is A Losing Proposition For America

It could also stifle the country’s clean energy revolution and diminish job growth in this burgeoning market. Already, about 2.7 million Americans [14] work in wind, solar and energy efficiency, while only 160,000 work in coal. Solar created one out of every 50 [15] new U.S. jobs in 2016, while wind turbine technicians are expected to be the fastest-growing occupation [16] over the next 10 years. These industries create jobs for hard-working Americans across the country, and set the stage for exporting clean energy products abroad.