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2015

NEW JERSEY

SOLAR JOBS

CENSUS



ABOUT THE SOLAR FOUNDATION®

The Solar Foundation® (TSF) is an independent 501(c)

(3) nonproit organization whose mission is to increaseunderstanding of solar energy through strategic research andeducation that transforms markets. TSF is considered thepremier research organization on the solar labor workforce,employer trends, and the economic impacts of solar. It hasprovided expert advice to leading organizations such asthe National Academies, the Inter-American DevelopmentBank, the U.S. Department of Energy, and others during atime of dynamic industry growth and policy and economicuncertainty.

While TSF recognizes that solar energy is a key part of ourenergy future, it is committed to excellence in its aim to helppeople fairly and objectively gauge the value and importanceof solar technologies.

ABOUT BW RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP

BW Research is widely regarded as the national leader inlabor market research for emerging industries and cleanenergy technologies. In addition to the Census series, BWResearch has conducted rigorous solar installation andwind industry labor market analysis for the NationalRenewable Energy Laboratory, wind energy and energyretroit studies for the Natural Resources Defense Council,

a series of comprehensive clean energy workforce studiesfor the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Illinois, Vermont,Florida, Pennsylvania, Iowa, and California, as well asnumerous skills and gap analyses for community colleges,workforce investment boards, state agencies, and nonproitorganizations.

COVER IMAGE COURTESY OF ONYNSOLAR, NJ



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Solar Foundation® (TSF) is a national 501(c)

(3) nonproit organization whose mission is toincrease understanding of solar energy throughstrategic research and education that transformmarkets. In 2010, TSF conducted its irst National

Solar Jobs Census report, establishing the irstcredible solar jobs baseline and verifying thatthe solar industry is having a positive impacton the U.S. economy. Using the same rigorous,peer-reviewed methodology, TSF has conducted

an annual Census in each of the last six years totrack changes and analyze trends.

This New Jersey Solar Jobs Census 2015 report is

an offshoot of TSF’s National Solar Jobs Census

2015 effort. Research partners for the Census

2015 effort include the George WashingtonUniversity Solar Institute for providingassistance and support in reviewing andvalidating report results and analysis; the SolarEnergy Industries Association (SEIA) for use of

its National Solar Database and peer review;and GTM Research/SEIA for providing surveyrespondents with the U.S. Solar Market Insight:2014 YIR report.

Sponsors of this year’s Census effort include:Energy Foundation, William and Flora HewlettFoundation, Tilia Fund, George WashingtonUniversity Solar Institute, SEIA, Recurrent,SolarCity, First Solar, Sol Systems, E.ON,

Trina Solar, State of Minnesota Departmentof Commerce, State of New Mexico EnergyMinerals and Natural Resources Department,Utah Governor’s Ofice of Energy Development,sPower, Standard Solar, CALSEIA, All EarthRenewables, and groSolar.

Finally, we want to thank all the New Jerseyemployers that participated in the survey. Yourresponses were critical in providing us withaccurate and timely data.

Andrea LueckePresident and Executive DirectorThe Solar Foundation®

202-469-3750; [email protected]

Philip JordanPrincipal and Vice PresidentBW Research Partnership508-384-2471; [email protected]

www.bwresearch.com

For questions or comments about this report, please contact either:

Please cite this publication when referencing this material as “New Jersey Solar Jobs Census 2015 ,The Solar Foundation, available at: www.TSFcensus.org and www.solarstates.org”





1New Jersey Solar Jobs Census 2015

INTRODUCTION

The U.S. solar industry experiencedyet another record-breaking year

in 2015, with more than 7,400

megawatts (MW) of domestic

photovoltaic (PV) capacity expected

to have been installed – an 18.5%

increase over that of 2014 – bringing

total U.S. solar capacity to nearly 27.5

gigawatts (GW).1

As the rate of capacity installation hasaccelerated, employers across the countryhave continued to expand the size of their

payrolls. This year’s sixth annual National

Solar Jobs Census found that the U.S. solar

industry employed 208,859 workers as of

November 2015, representing the addition

of 35,052 jobs, and a 20.2% increase in

employment over November 2014. Since The

Solar Foundation began tracking these numbersin 2010, employment in the industry has morethan doubled, growing by 123% and adding over115,000 jobs. Employers nationwide expectthis growth trend to continue through 2016,

projecting to add nearly 31,000 jobs to the solarworkforce over the course of the year.

Capacity Data Source: SEIA/GTM Research Solar Market Insight Q3 2015

93,502105,145

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The solar industry in New Jersey has beengrowing steadily in recent years.2 Annual

capacity additions peaked in 2012 beforedropping signiicantly in 2014. As of November2015, 7,071 workers were employed by the solarindustry in the state. In the irst nine months of2015 just over 122 MW of solar capacity hadbeen installed in New Jersey, slightly less thanneighboring New York, with nearly 173 MWinstalled during the same period.

New Jersey ranks third in installed capacity,behind California and Arizona, althoughNorth Carolina and Nevada are projected tosurpass New Jersey in installed capacity in2016.3 However, the Nevada Public UtilityCommission’s proposed changes to net meteringcaps and rates may alter these projections.4,5

Since 2010, utility-scale and non-residentialdevelopment made up the bulk of New Jersey’scapacity additions.6, 7

During 2015, there were several largeinstallations around the state. New JerseyResources Clean Energy Ventures completeda 9.9 MW grid-connected solar farm in Howelland a 6.1 MW system in North Hanover.8 PublicService Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G),which serves approximately three-quartersof New Jersey residents, constructed two new

solar farms on previous landills in Bordentownand Deptford.9 In December 2015, PSE&Gcompleted its 27th solar farm on the formerL&D Landill in Burlington County.10 The 12.9MW project will provide enough energy forapproximately 2,000 homes.11

The state received an “A” grade for net meteringand a “B” for interconnection policies.12 In

August 2015, New Jersey Governor ChrisChristie signed legislation that authorized thestate’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to capaggregate net metering at 2.9% of total annualkilowatt-hours (kWh) sold in the state duringthe previous 12-month period.13 Prior to thislegislation, state regulators capped net meteringat 2.5% of peak demand, although historicallythe BPU permitted net metering beyond thislimit.

In 2016, state residential PV installations areexpected to outpace non-residential PV forthe irst time, with the non-residential marketexpected to struggle as a result of the over-supply of SRECs.14 New Jersey’s installedcapacity is expected to grow substantiallyduring the year, and the state's solar employersanticipate hiring accordingly, adding more than720 workers.15

Source: SEIA/GTM Research Solar Market Insight Q3 2015




This report includes information about all typesof New Jersey companies engaged in the analysis,

research and development, production, sales,installation, and use of all solar technologies– ranging from solar photovoltaics (PV), toconcentrating solar power (CSP), to solar waterheating systems for the residential, commercial,industrial, and utility market segments.

The indings presented herein are based onrigorous survey efforts throughout the monthsof September, October, and November 2015 thatinclude telephone calls and emails to known

and potential solar establishments acrossNew Jersey. Unlike economic impact modelsthat generate employment estimates based oneconomic data or jobs-per-megawatt (or jobs-per-dollar) assumptions, The Solar Foundation’s

Solar Jobs Census series provides statisticallyvalid and current data gathered from actual

employers. This analysis also purposefullyavoids artiicially inlating its results withquestionable multiplier effects often found inanalyses of other industries.

The number of establishments included in thisreport include all businesses that conduct anysolar activity. This includes many businessesthat play a very small part in a solar project,or provide inancing, legal services, or othersupport services to solar irms. Employment,

however, is only counted for workers that spendat least 50% of their time on solar.

A full explanation of this methodology can befound on page 14 of this report.

ABOUT THE NEW JERSEY SOLAR JOBS CENSUS 2015

Photo courtesy of Ross Solar Group



Key Data Points

Projected Solar

Jobs Growth, 2016

727(10.3%)

Capacity Installed in

2015 thru Q3 (MW)17

122.6

NEW JERSEY

SOLAR JOBSTotal Solar Jobs, 2015

7,071Cumulative Installed

Capacity thru Q3 2015 (MW)16

1,573.8Detailed employment and demographic data for New Jersey’s legislative districts, counties, and metropolitan statistical ar-

eas can be found in the appendix of this report and on The Solar Foundation’s interactive jobs map at www.SolarStates.org.




WORKFORCE

OVERVIEW

Sales & Distribution Jobs

769

Project Development Jobs

733

Other Jobs

570

Manufacturing Jobs

697

Installation Jobs

4,303

The New Jersey solar industry employs 7,071workers at 1,361 establishments. The state isranked 5th nationally in jobs, and 11th in solarjobs as a share of the state’s total employment.Employers expect to add approximately 728

new solar workers to payrolls over the next

12 months – a growth rate of 10.3% – while

the state’s workforce as a whole is projected

to grow only 0.6% during the same period.18

Roughly a third of New Jersey’s solar irms(35.2%) report working primarily on utility-scale solar projects, compared to 27.5% forresidential and 37.3% for non-residentialprojects.

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The New Jersey solar workforce is generallyless diverse than the state’s overall workforceand the U.S. solar workforce. Women comprisea lower share of the state’s solar workforce(16.2%), compared to 46.4% in the overall stateworkforce, and 23.9% of solar workers nation-ally. Asian or Paciic Islanders make up 8.7% of

the U.S. Solar Workforce, and 9.4% of the state’soverall workforce, but only comprise 0.7% ofthe New Jersey solar workforce.

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces represent auniquely valuable source of human capital forsolar employers. With a proven work ethic and

practiced discipline, veterans bring a wealth ofreadily transferable skills and leadership acu-men to the industry. Through the Solar ReadyVets program, the U.S. Department of Energy ishelping the industry capitalize on this resourceby facilitating the transition from military ser-vice to employment in the civilian solar work-

force.20

New Jersey solar irms clearly under-stand this value proposition, with veterans

comprising 7.4% of the state’s solar work-

force, compared to just 3.6% of the state’s

total workforce and 8.1% of the solar work-

force nationally.




Solar irms responded to the survey in insuf-

icient numbers to provide statistically signif-icant data for wages in New Jersey. However,the median wages for solar workers across thestates comprising the U.S. Census Bureau’s Mid-dle Atlantic Division21 are slightly lower thantheir counterparts nationally.

Solar employers in New Jersey experience amuch higher level of dificulty inding qualiied

candidates to ill openings than other such irms

nationally. Employer selection criteria may havebeen a constraint in inding qualiied employ-ees. Solar employers in New Jersey and the Mid-dle Atlantic Division required previous workexperience for approximately 87% of positionshired, much higher than the national average of67%.

24.2%

10.3%

13.6%

51.7%

57.7%

40.9%

24.2%

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Middle Atlantic

New Jersey

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INSTALLATION

The installation sector isthe largest sector of theU.S. solar industry and iscomposed of companies thatprimarily install PV, solarwater heating, and othersolar energy technologies.

The installation sector is responsible for 60.8%of all solar employment in New Jersey, employing4,303 workers.

New Jersey installation irms report greaterlevels of dificulty inding qualiied candidates toill openings on their payrolls than irms in theMiddle Atlantic Division, as well as other irms inthe installation sector nationwide.

Establishments

837

Percent New Jersey Solar

Workforce

60.8%

Sector Jobs

4,303




A signiicantly smaller percentage of New Jerseyinstallation irms (71.4%) work primarily within-state customers than their counterparts inthe installation sector nationwide (81.5%).Installation irms in the state are considerably

more likely to be pure play solar businesses(78.9%), receiving 100% of their revenue fromsolar activities, than installation irms across thecountry (59.0%).

19.7%

27.3%

54.2%

27.3%

26.0%

45.5%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

U.S. Installation

NJ Installation

Installation Sector - Difficulty Hiring


1 1 . 7 %

5 . 3 %

7 .2 %

5 . 3 %

22.1%

10.5%

Pure Plays, 59.0%

Pure Plays, 78.9%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

U.S. Installation

NJ Installation

Installation Sector - % Revenues from Solar

1-24% 25-49% 50-99% Pure Plays




PROJECTDEVELOPMENT

The project developmentsector includes companiesthat plan, design and buildlarge commercial- andutility-scale solar projects.

The project development sector includes

companies that plan, design and build largecommercial- and utility-scale solar projects.

New Jersey project developers report greater

levels of dificulty inding qualiied candidates

to ill openings on their payrolls than irms on

average across the state’s solar industry more

broadly, as well as other irms in the project

development sector nationwide.

Establishments

136

Percent New Jersey Solar

Workforce

10.4%

Sector Jobs

733




A signiicantly smaller percentage of NewJersey project development irms (59.3%) workprimarily with in-state customers than theircounterparts in the project development sectornationwide (74.9%). A greater percentage

of project development irms in the state arepure play solar businesses, receiving 100% oftheir revenue from solar activities, than projectdevelopment irms across the country.

21.4%

17.6%

54.1%

41.2%

24.5%

41.2%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

U.S. Project Development

NJ Project Development

Project Development Sector - Difficulty Hiring


14.5%

8.0%

7 . 8 %

4 . 0 %

23.1%

16.0%

54.6%

72.0%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

U.S. Project Development

NJ Project Development

Project Development Sector - % Revenues from Solar

1-24% 25-49% 50-99% Pure Plays




CONCLUSIONWhile the New Jersey solar industry is expectedto have installed slightly more solar capacity in2015 than 2014, the year’s additions are a far

cry from the industry’s peak in 2012. The state’ssolar market is expected to grow by 10.3% overthe next 12 months.

The state’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU)increased the cap on aggregate net meteringto 2.9% of total annual kilowatt-hours (kWh)will likely result in an increase in solar PVinstallations.22 While the BPU previouslypermitted net metering beyond this limit, theincrease in the net metering cap represents a

roughly four-fold increase in the amount of solarwhich can be installed under the new policy.23

The residential market is expected to remainstrong and will continue to be driven bythird-party ownership. In 2016, residentialPV installations are expected to outpace non-residential PV,24 while the non-residentialmarket is expected to struggle in 2016 as a resultof the over-supply of SRECs.25 At 7,071 workers,the state’s solar workforce is the 5th largest in

the country and the 12th largest in the countryin jobs per capita. Within the U.S. Census MiddleAtlantic Division, New Jersey is slightly behindNew York in total solar workers (8,250), butsubstantially ahead of Pennsylvania (2,498).In 2016, New Jersey’s year-over-year installed

capacity is expected to grow substantially andthe state’s solar employment is projected togrow by around 10.3% compared to 14.7%

nationally.In order to sustain this future growth, it isessential that New Jersey employers have readyaccess to quality talent and skilled labor orenhance their on-the-job training offerings. Toachieve this, more focused and comprehensivesolar training efforts – in-house, in-state,and across the country – must be suficientlyemphasized. These efforts would reduce theindustry’s talent acquisition, training, and

retention costs, increasing eficiency across thesolar value chain, and ultimately reducing costsfor New Jersey solar customers.

This irst-ever study establishes baseline solaremployment numbers for the state of NewJersey and shows that the local solar industryis a growing source of economic opportunity,creating jobs that pay living wages and arelargely available to individuals across thestate, regardless of previous experience in the

industry. Only regular reexaminations of thestate’s solar industry, its workforce, and theemployment opportunities presented hereinwill conirm this remains the case in years tocome.





The Solar Jobs Census methodology is the most

closely aligned with the Bureau of Labor Statis-tics’ (BLS) methodology for its Quarterly Censusof Employment and Wages (QCEW) and Cur-rent Employment Statistics (CES). Like BLS, thisstudy uses survey questionnaires and employ-er-reported data, though ours are administeredby phone and web, as opposed to mail.

Also like BLS, we develop a hierarchy of vari-ous categories that represent solar value chainactivities (within their broader NAICS frame-

work), develop representative sample frames,and use statistical analysis and extrapolation ina very similar manner to BLS. We also constrainour universe of establishments by relying onthe most recent data from the BLS or the statedepartments of labor, depending on which iscollected most recently. We believe that the cat-egories that we have developed could be readi-ly adopted by BLS should it choose to begin toquantify solar employment in its QCEW and CES

series.The results from the overall 2015 Census effortare based on rigorous survey efforts that include287,962 telephone calls and over 44,220 emailsto known and potential energy establishmentsacross the United States, resulting in a total of2,350 full completions for solar establishmentsin the U.S. Unlike economic impact models thatgenerate employment estimates based on eco-nomic data or jobs-per-megawatt (or jobs-per-

dollar) assumptions, the Solar Jobs Census se-ries provides statistically valid and current datagathered from actual employers.

The survey was administered to a known uni-verse of energy employers that includes 68,494establishments and is derived from the SolarEnergy Industry Association’s National Solar

Database, as well as other public and private

sources. Of these establishments, 2,118 identi-

ied as solar and completed full or substantiallycompleted surveys.

The survey was also administered to a strati-ied, clustered, random sampling from variousindustries that are potentially energy-related(unknown universe) that include a total of ap-proximately 314,000 establishments nation-wide. After an extensive cleaning and de-dupli-cation process, a sampling plan was developedthat gathered information on the level of solar

activity (including none) from 12,765 establish-ments. Of these, 327 establishments qualiiedas solar establishments and completed full sur-veys. The sampling rigor in the known and un-known universes provides a margin of error forestablishment counts at +/-0.85% and employ-ment at +/-1.99% at a 95% conidence interval.

This level of national sampling rigor is mirroredat the state level. In addition to the known Cen-

sus, the clustered sampling in the unknown

universe is representative relative to establish-ment totals by size in each of the 50 states andthe District of Columbia. This ensures that eachstate’s employment estimates are accurate witha maximum margin of error under +/-5% at a95% conidence interval.

Due to the number of qualifying responses,some smaller states have higher margins of er-ror for non-employment related questions, suchas workforce and policy related questions, due

to the small universe of solar establishments ineach state. As a result, some state-level, non-em-ployment data is reported using regional aver-ages or have footnotes denoting small responsesizes.

APPENDIX

STATE CENSUS METHODOLOGY AND DATA SOURCES




GEOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF DATA

In addition to the statewide results detailed

herein, the Solar Jobs Census 2015 effort

compiled comprehensive information about the

distribution of solar workers across each state.The Solar Jobs Census 2015 companion website,

SolarStates.org, houses solar jobs data for each

state and the District of Columbia. Here, the

employment data have been broken out and

represented in map form at the state, federal

congressional district, state legislative district,

metropolitan statistical area, and county

levels. What follows are tables presentingthe employment counts and demographic

breakdowns of the workforce at each speciied

level of granularity previously mentioned.

District Total

Employment Women

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

1 325 58 11 2 35 45 2 26

2 118 21 4 1 13 16 1 9

3 214 38 7 1 23 30 1 17

4 1,206 193 43 9 132 150 9 89

5 778 124 27 5 85 97 5 58

6 546 87 19 4 60 68 4 40

7 1,190 190 42 8 130 148 8 88

8 585 93 21 4 64 73 4 43

9 536 86 19 4 59 67 4 40

10 208 33 7 1 23 26 1 15

11 781 125 28 6 85 97 6 58

12 585 93 21 4 64 73 4 43

NEW JERSEY FEDERAL CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS

NEW JERSEY STATE SENATE

District Total

Employment Women

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

1 25 5 1 0 3 4 0 2

2 83 15 3 1 9 11 1 7

3 52 9 2 0 6 7 0 4

4 187 33 6 1 20 26 1 15

5 52 9 2 0 6 7 0 4

6 47 8 2 0 5 6 0 4

7 64 11 2 0 7 9 0 5

8 49 9 2 0 5 7 0 4

9 178 28 6 1 20 22 1 13

10 216 34 8 2 24 27 2 16




District Total

Employment Women

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

11 434 69 15 3 47 54 3 32

12 223 35 8 2 24 28 2 16

13 135 21 5 1 15 17 1 1014 236 42 8 2 25 33 2 19

15 59 10 2 0 6 8 0 5

16 278 44 10 2 30 34 2 21

17 211 34 7 1 23 26 1 16

18 122 19 4 1 13 15 1 9

19 134 21 5 1 15 17 1 10

20 124 20 4 1 14 15 1 9

21 402 64 14 3 44 50 3 30

22 171 27 6 1 19 21 1 13

23 111 18 4 1 12 14 1 8

24 206 33 7 1 23 26 1 15

25 286 45 10 2 31 35 2 21

26 376 60 13 3 41 47 3 28

27 175 28 6 1 19 22 1 13

28 117 19 4 1 13 14 1 9

29 128 20 5 1 14 16 1 9

30 500 80 18 4 55 62 4 37

31 138 22 5 1 15 17 1 10

32 98 16 3 1 11 12 1 7

33 161 26 6 1 18 20 1 12

34 131 21 5 1 14 16 1 10

35 103 16 4 1 11 13 1 8

36 156 25 5 1 17 19 1 11

37 256 41 9 2 28 32 2 19

38 202 32 7 1 22 25 1 15

39 253 40 9 2 28 31 2 19

40 194 31 7 1 21 24 1 14

NEW JERSEY STATE ASSEMBLY

District Total

Employment Women

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

1 25 5 1 0 3 4 0 2

2 83 15 3 1 9 11 1 7

3 52 9 2 0 6 7 0 4

4 187 33 6 1 20 26 1 15




District Total

Employment Women

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

5 52 9 2 0 6 7 0 4

6 47 8 2 0 5 6 0 4

7 64 11 2 0 7 9 0 58 49 9 2 0 5 7 0 4

9 178 28 6 1 20 22 1 13

10 216 34 8 2 24 27 2 16

11 434 69 15 3 47 54 3 32

12 223 35 8 2 24 28 2 16

13 135 21 5 1 15 17 1 10

14 236 42 8 2 25 33 2 19

15 59 10 2 0 6 8 0 5

16 278 44 10 2 30 34 2 21

17 211 34 7 1 23 26 1 16

18 122 19 4 1 13 15 1 9

19 134 21 5 1 15 17 1 10

20 124 20 4 1 14 15 1 9

21 402 64 14 3 44 50 3 30

22 171 27 6 1 19 21 1 13

23 111 18 4 1 12 14 1 8

24 206 33 7 1 23 26 1 15

25 286 45 10 2 31 35 2 21

26 376 60 13 3 41 47 3 28

27 175 28 6 1 19 22 1 13

28 117 19 4 1 13 14 1 9

29 128 20 5 1 14 16 1 9

30 500 80 18 4 55 62 4 37

31 138 22 5 1 15 17 1 10

32 98 16 3 1 11 12 1 7

33 161 26 6 1 18 20 1 12

34 131 21 5 1 14 16 1 10

35 103 16 4 1 11 13 1 8

36 156 25 5 1 17 19 1 11

37 256 41 9 2 28 32 2 19

38 202 32 7 1 22 25 1 15

39 253 40 9 2 28 31 2 19

40 194 31 7 1 21 24 1 14




CountyTotal

Employment Women

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces Atlantic 93 17 3 1 10 13 1 7

Bergen 895 143 32 6 98 111 6 66

Burlington 110 20 4 1 12 15 1 9

Camden 271 49 9 2 29 37 2 21

Cape May 13 2 0 0 1 2 0 1

Cumberland 12 2 0 0 1 2 0 1

Essex 559 89 20 4 61 69 4 41

Gloucester 58 10 2 0 6 8 0 5

Hudson 371 59 13 3 41 46 3 27

Hunterdon 206 33 7 1 23 26 1 15

Mercer 78 14 3 1 8 11 1 6

Middlesex 812 130 29 6 89 101 6 60

Monmouth 1,154 184 41 8 126 143 8 85

Morris 673 107 24 5 74 84 5 50

Ocean 418 67 15 3 46 52 3 31

Passaic 349 56 12 2 38 43 2 26

Salem 11 2 0 0 1 2 0 1

NEW JERSEY COUNTIES

Metropolitan

Statistical Area

Total

Employment Women

African-

American

Asian or

Paciic

Islanders

Latino

or

Hispanic

Older

Workers

(55+)

Union

Members

Veterans of

the US Armed

Forces

Allentown-

Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Atlantic City-

Hammonton, NJ 93 17 3 1 10 13 1 7

New York-

Northern New

Jersey-Long Is-

land, NY-NJ-PA

6,426 1,026 227 45 703 798 45 476

Ocean City, NJ 13 2 0 0 1 2 0 1

Philadelphia-

Camden-

Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

449 81 15 3 48 62 3 36

Trenton-Ewing,

NJ78 14 3 1 8 11 1 6

Vineland-

Millville-

Bridgeton, NJ

12 2 0 0 1 2 0 1

NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS





ENDNOTES

1. SEIA/GTM Research Solar Market Insight Q3 2015

2. The 2014 estimate of solar employment in New Jersey was produced using a carefully developed dualmethodology – one for installation and construction jobs and another for non-installation jobs (covering industrysectors such as manufacturing, sales & distribution, project development, and “other” occupations that support

the solar industry). Method one used labor intensity multipliers developed internally and cross-checked withleading studies on the subject, while method two was based not only on a direct count of solar workers, butalso the average number of jobs per solar establishment and total number of establishments in the state. It isalso important to note that while the 2014 and 2015 methodologies differ, the results derived from the Census

approach are statistically signiicant and, therefore, more credible. Details on the methodology can be found onpage 14.


4. Id.

5. Shallenberger, K. (2015, December 15). Nevada regulators approve new net metering policy, creating separaterate class for solar users. Retrieved January 22, 2016, from http://www.utilitydive.com/news/nevada-regulators-approve-new-net-metering-policy-creating-separate-rate-c/411284/

6.

SEIA/GTM Research Solar Market Insight Q3 20157. The residential, non-residential, and utility-scale market segments are deined by SEIA based on the offtaker of

the electricity their systems generate, though they can generally be used interchangeably with small-scale (i.e.single-family household rooftop systems, no more than a handful of kilowatts), medium-scale (i.e. multi-unit,commercial, or government rooftop system), and large-scale (i.e. ground-mounted or very large rooftop systemsranging from several hundred kilowatts to several hundred megawatts in capacity).

8. New Jersey Resources. (2015, January 30). NJR Clean Energy Ventures Announces Completion of Solar Projectsin Howell and North Hanover Totaling 16 Megawatts. Retrieved January 22, 2016, from http://www.njresources.com/news/releases/2015/njrcev/15-13NJRCEVHowellNorthHanoverCommercialSolar.asp

9. PSEG. (2015, February 5). Two New PSE&G Landill Solar Farms in Service. Retrieved on January 22, 2016, fromhttps://www.pseg.com/info/media/newsreleases/2015/2015-02-05.jsp#.VpUUKRUrKhd

10. Heler, J. (2015, December 29). Solar farm at L&D Landill operating fully. Retrieved January 22, 2016, from

http://articles.philly.com/2015-12-29/news/69359405_1_solar-farm-solar-panels-kinsley-landill11. Id.

12. Freeing the Grid, New Jersey. Retrieved on January 22, 2016, from http://freeingthegrid.org/#state-grades/new-jersey

13. NC Clean Energy Technology Center/Meister Consultants Group. (2015, Q3). The 50 States of Solar: A QuarterlyLook At America’s Fast-Evolving Distributed Solar Policy Conversation. Retrieved on January 22, 2016, fromhttps://nccleantech.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/50-States-of-Solar-Q3-FINAL_25.pdf


15. It is important to note that these projections were based on employer-reported hiring plans for 2016 that mayhave since changed in light of the extension of the federal investment tax credit in December of 2015.


17. Id.18. JobsEQ 2015Q3

19. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by state – 2014Annual Averages” and “Employment status of veterans 18 years and over by state – 2014 Annual Averages”.Found at: http://www.bls.gov/

20. See, U.S. Department of Energy – Solar Ready Vets. Available at: http://energy.gov/eere/sunshot/solar-ready-vets

21. U.S Census Bureau, “Geographic Terms and Concepts - Census Divisions and Census Regions.” Found at: https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/gtc/gtc_census_divreg.html



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22. NC Clean Energy Technology Center/Meister Consultants Group. (2015, Q3). The 50 States of Solar: A QuarterlyLook At America’s Fast-Evolving Distributed Solar Policy Conversation. Retrieved on January 22, 2016, fromhttps://nccleantech.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/50-States-of-Solar-Q3-FINAL_25.pdf

23. PV Magazine. (2015, August 13). New Jersey expands limit on net metered solar while Nevada keeps cap.

Retrieved on January 22, 2016, from http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/new-jersey-expands-limit-on-net-metered-solar-while-nevada-keeps-cap_100020602/#axzz3yTXN6UVz


25. Id.


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