Veterans in Solar: Securing America's Energy Future

The Issue

In February 2014,  Operation Free and The Solar Foundation®, released a joint report, Veterans in Solar: Securing America’s Energy Future , which established the most complete understanding to date of veterans employment in the American solar industry.

Through this collaboration, we are able to see – with hard numbers – that veterans are huge assets to the clean energy economy. Veterans bring unparalleled technical skills and a relentless focus on accomplishing the mission. And they view their work in clean energy as a continuation of their service.

For this reason, veterans make ideal candidates for employment in the rapidly growing solar industry – which to continue expanding and strengthening our national security, will require access to a highly skilled workforce and recruitment of talented business leaders.

To read the full report, please visit www.vetsinsolar.org

Get Involved

While this report illustrates the enormous opportunities available in the solar industry, many veterans continue to face barriers to entry and a mismatch of certified skills between the military and civilian industries. Operation Free and The Solar Foundation® intend to further this commitment to finding real solutions and developing a streamlined skills-transfer process.

Join Operation Free and help us complete this vital research and education effort.