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When the Long Island Power Authority in March chose BP Solar to provide 37 megawatts of photovoltaic power at Brookhaven National Laboratory, it was good news for solar advocates. But those in the local solar industry worried the nation's biggest ground-mounted solar installation might be built in their backyard without Long Island labor.
BP has since said it expects the project, big enough to power 4,700 homes, to provide a boost for local solar workers, generating more than 200 jobs for construction, engineering and electrical work.See the full content of this document
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Long Island's Green Work Force Grows
"Part of the rationale behind this is to help transform the market and provide clean energy jobs for Long Islanders, while diversifying our energy portfolio," LIPA's Vice President for Environmental Affairs Michael Deering said. "There will be Long Island jobs associat...
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