Report: Solar jobs up 20 percent in Colorado

WASHINGTON D.C. — Colorado is one of the top 10 states for jobs related to the solar industry, according to a new report by The Solar Foundation.

The Washington D.C.-based group released its Solar Jobs Census 2016, which found that employment in solar nationwide increased 25 percent from 2015 to 2016, with 260,077 solar workers across the country.

Colorado contributes just over 6,000 of the workers, making it the 10th-largest solar employing state in the United States.. California has the lion’s share, with 100,050…