Resources

On May 6, 2021 the Solar Energy Industries Association, The Solar Foundation and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council are releasing the 11th annual National Solar Jobs Census, which shows the U.S. solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020.

Since 2010, the National Solar Jobs Census has been the definitive measure of solar energy industry employment in the United States, charting the growth of the solar workforce alongside the rise of solar energy as a major contributor to the U.S. energy supply and economy as a whole.

SEIA appreciates your input as we are assessing the industry's workforce development needs and developing solutions that meet these needs while also supporting Diversity & Inclusion initiatives, including military veterans and transitioning service members. 

Building on the industry’s work to promote corporate social responsibility, SEIA is releasing three key resources:

The ability to trace the provenance of products and components through the value chain, from input materials to the finished product, is necessary and important for a variety of reasons, including sustainability, environment, health, and safety (EHS), and social responsibility. From upholding corporate social responsibility principles to quality assurance and environmental performance, robust product traceability provides openness and transparency. 

The SEIA Traceability Protocol (Protocol) lays out a series of steps that a manufacturer can take to track the origin of material inputs through specified stage(s) of production, processing, and distribution, e.g., the factory location and production date of polysilicon used in a finished solar module. The Protocol aims at helping capture and making transparently available to stakeholders which companies and facilities participated in the manufacturing of renewable energy products on the market.