Not long ago, "green jobs" may have brought to mind park rangers, environmental activists or "Save the Penguins". However, over the years, green has reached out and, like AT&T, touched just about every industry and position. One of the largest industries today is, of course, solar energy, and solar energy schools are helping make it happen.

Solar Energy in the News
With the solar industry's rise above the masses and the latest tax credits for solar energy use, the need for installers is growing rapidly. This is generating qualified interest in structured programs offered by Solar training programs. In addition, towns, cities, schools, states and various businesses are looking for ways to have cleaner, greener energy running the show. What this means is an increase in demand, and a shortage of supply, for photovoltaic (PV) solar panel installers.

The Bay City Times reported a spring '09 opening of an Evergreen Solar Inc. Midland factory for manufacturing solar panel raw materials. While the solar installer jobs won't come from the factory itself, they will come from those people buying the assembled photovoltaic panels.1

In Jupiter, Florida, the company Abundant Energy installed the town's first solar power system. One of the initial hiccups with solar installations was cost, but, thanks to large tax incentives these costs are now more attainable. This type of situation is happening more often now, as the solar industry, privately owned companies and government agencies work together for better, cheaper energy.2

American Building Technologies, a US-based company, has created the Alubond Solar Collector Panel (SCP), which has a large possibility of cutting the costs of solar power generation by more than 50%. If the testing continues to be positive, it could provide an even higher count of solar energy plants being built. A $200 million solar energy generation plant is already planned for New Mexico City, with the plant going live by December 2009.3

What Does This Mean For You?
Now is the time to get in on the mid-level floor of solar panel installation ? the ground floor is already filled up. Electricians, contractors, roofers and a wide variety of other individuals have the chance to learn about installation from solar energy schools. The schools for solar energy have intense training, dedicated teachers and in-house, hands-on information.

Solar panel schools can teach you how to install the panels; however, they can also give you the necessary background to estimate pricing and power needs, sales information and other things you might need for your company to move forward into solar panel installation. With the right background and training from formal solar energy schools, you have the chance to gain a solid, steady career or business in solar installation. Not only that, but you also have the chance to be part of something great ? bringing cheaper, cleaner energy to the world.

1 Bay City Times Report
2 Abundant Energy - Jupiter, Fl.
3 Alubond SCP Report