W YOMING
SOL AR JOBS CENSUS 2017
There are 250,271 Americans working in solar as of 2017, according to The Solar Foundation’s
latest National Solar Jobs Census. Visit SolarStates.org to view an interactive map of solar jobs
by state, county, metro area, and congressional district. Wyoming currently has a very small solar
workforce, but the state has abundant sunlight and high potential for growth.

STATE SOLAR JOBS
50

State Ranking for
Solar Jobs

SOLAR JOBS BY
SECTOR
Installation:

Manufacturing:

88

1

(21% decrease  from 2016)

(23% decrease )

43

144

State Ranking for
Solar Jobs Per Capita

Solar Jobs

-8

New Solar Jobs,
2017

0%

Projected Jobs
Growth, 2018

- 6%

Solar Jobs
Growth, 2017

Sales &
Distribution:

Project
Development:

Other:

32

State Rank
by Solar Jobs
Added in 2017

34

12

9

(24% increase )

(158% increase )

(29% increase )

SOLAR INDUSTRY CONTEXT

2 MW
Cumulative Installed
Solar Capacity1

Enough Solar to Power

49 State Ranking for

15

Installed Solar Capacity1

Solar Companies2

241 Homes

1

3
K-12 Solar Schools4

0.01%
of State’s Electricity
Generation from Solar3

0.8%
K-12 Schools
Have Gone Solar4

Last updated March 2018. All data is from The Solar Foundation’s
National Solar Jobs Census unless otherwise noted.

Learn more at SolarStates.org

 Top Metropolitan
Statistical Areas
for Solar Jobs

DID YOU KNOW?

34
Casper

The Jackson, Wyoming town
council recently approved a
shared solar farm, and Teton
County contributed $250,000
toward its construction. It will
be the first community solar
farm in the state.

25
Cheyenne

W YOMING
SOLAR POLICY CONTEXT

D

F

Net Metering
Policy Grade5

Interconnection
Policy Grade5

Community Solar:6
No Legislation Enacted

Renewable
Portfolio Standard:7

N/A
Legal Status of Third-Party Ownership:7
Status Unclear or Unknown

47

State Ranking for
Average Electricity Price
(Highest to Lowest)3

Property Assessed Clean Energy
Financing (PACE) Status:8
PACE-enabling Legislation

8.29 cents/kWh

Renewable Portfolio
Standard Solar Carveout:7

N/A

Average Electricity Price3

1 

Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research, U.S. Solar Market
Insight

5 

Freeing the Grid 2015, a joint project of Vote Solar, Interstate Renewable Energy
Council, and EQ Research

2 

SEIA, National Solar Database

6 

Shared Renewables HQ, an initiative of Vote Solar in partnership with Lee Barken

3 

U.S. Energy Information Administration

7 

4 

The Solar Foundation, SEIA, and Generation 180, Brighter Future: A Study on
Solar in U.S. Schools, 2nd Edition

North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center at North Carolina State
University, Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency

8 

PACENation