{"id":1751,"date":"2010-02-19T06:23:30","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T11:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=1751"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:52:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:52:55","slug":"electricians-go-green-or-go-obsolete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/electricians-go-green-or-go-obsolete\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricians: go green or go obsolete"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"zemanta-img\" style=\"margin:1em;display:block\">\n<div>\n<dl class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 310px; \">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Image:Solar_panels_on_house_roof.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/300px-Solar_panels_on_house_roof.jpg\" alt=\"Photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of a hou...\" title=\"Photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of a hou...\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\"><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd zemanta-img-attribution\" style=\"font-size:0.8em\">Image via <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Image:Solar_panels_on_house_roof.jpg\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153In the next ten to twenty years, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcelectrical contractor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 will no longer be a suitable job title for electricians. They will transition into \u00e2\u20ac\u0153energy contractors\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to support the fast-growing green construction market\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, says Houston Neal in a must-read article for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.SoftwareAdvice.com\">Software Advice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nAccording to Hudson, as interest in renewable energy grows, both by homeowners and businesses alike, electrical contracting will have to adapt and green up in order to stay in business.<\/p>\n<p>The American Solar Energy Society predicts a nearly 1,000% growth in renewable energy jobs for electricians. Another study projects green construction to generate $554 billion dollars in GDP, provide $396 billion in labor earnings and support or create over 7.9 million jobs from last year to 2013.<br \/>\n<!--adsense#300--><\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The growing green construction market will create new demand for electricians\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, says Houston. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153And to keep up with demand, electricians will need to diversify their skill-set. We obviously expect to see electricians working on solar photovoltaic and wind turbine installations, but that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s just the beginning. They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll work on building retrofits, mass transit and light rail projects, &#8216;smart&#8217; electrical grid transmission systems and more.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Houston mentions lighting system upgrades, parking lot electrical outlets, wind turbine manufacturing and electric vehicle electricians as some of the examples of specialized work green electricians will find.<br \/>\n<!--adsense--><\/p>\n<p>To read the full article, please go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.softwareadvice.com\/articles\/construction\/the-coming-renaissance-of-electrical-contracting-1021010\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top:10px;height:15px\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" href=\"http:\/\/reblog.zemanta.com\/zemified\/7a8c90da-002c-40d0-8731-8eb6b97ad079\/\" title=\"Reblog this post [with Zemanta]\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/reblog_e.png?x-id=7a8c90da-002c-40d0-8731-8eb6b97ad079\" alt=\"Reblog this post [with Zemanta]\" style=\"border:none;float:right\"><\/a><span class=\"zem-script more-related pretty-attribution\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/static.zemanta.com\/readside\/loader.js\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/span><\/div>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li>No Related Posts Found! 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