The Recruiter's Outlook
Monthly insights into the latest trends in renewable energy, recruitment, policy and business news.

RE+ 2022 Now in the Books!
September 30, 2022Having ridden the ups and downs from the regulations on the investment tax credit and production tax credits over the past 12 years in renewable energy, it’s been a long while since I’ve been to a conference marked by so much unified optimism towards the industry! Last week, about 27,000 renewable energy professionals descended upon Anaheim, California, for […]
Read moreInflation Reduction Act signed!
August 31, 2022Now that the IRA is law, let’s get to work! The US has carved out $370B in new spending on climate change and clean energy. We will see an increase in clean energy production and tax credits (including the long fought battle in energy storage!) and we’ll see more domestic manufacturing in solar – First […]
Read moreWhat’s in the Legislation, Joe?
July 31, 2022Coming off the heels of suspended solar import tariffs, it looks like clean energy has another MAJOR win! US Senate major leaders have agreed upon a bill (Inflation Reduction Act of 2022) that would invest $370B in new spending on climate change and clean energy. (This is especially pertinent after the Supreme Court’s limitations on […]
Read moreTariff Suspended. Back to Business as Usual?
June 30, 2022Uncertainty can paralyze a market and this is exactly what happened to the solar industry in 2022. While President Biden rescued the solar industry by pausing import tariffs for two years, was it too little, too late? Since Auxin Solar filed its petition to the US Department of Commerce in February, the solar industry has […]
Read moreHas the employment market hit its peak?
May 31, 2022I believe it has. When hiring metrics are the lifeblood of your business, hyper-tracking comes with the territory. And I suspect that in April we saw the very first sign of the employment market in renewable energy beginning to slow. Maybe it is because of the uncertainty surrounding the circumvention case currently sitting with the […]
Read moreJob Growth in Offshore Wind. Job Loss in Solar?
April 30, 2022As I pondered what to write about in April, I couldn’t decide between two important topics within renewable energy job news: ‘job growth’ in offshore wind or potential ‘job loss’ in solar? Ultimately, I decided that since they are both very immediate, I will address both now with our subscriber base of 17,000 clean energy […]
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