With targeted investments and forward-looking policies, New Mexico could leverage its strengths in leading-edge advanced solar technologies to drive economic growth and support over 6,800 jobs annually.

New Mexico has the potential to add several thousand more jobs over the next decade if it leverages its existing capacity to create high-tech innovations for the evolving solar industry, according to a California-based public policy group.

By 2030, New Mexico could more than double the amount of solar jobs it currently supports. A report from the American Jobs Project, a nonprofit that examines ways “to create good-paying jobs in advanced energy and manufacturing through data-driven economic development,” found New Mexico could support up to 6,800 jobs in the solar industry over the next 12 years from direct, indirect and induced jobs because of the projected growth.

A new report shows solar technologies in New Mexico could lead to economic growth and about 6,800 more jobs per year.

The State of New Mexico is primed for tapping into a growing domestic industry in advanced solar technology, according to an economic report released today, but a local leader says the Four Corners region would face some obstacles in joining the game.

With the right strategies, New Mexico could become a bustling hub for developing and building novel, cutting-edge solar technologies, according to a new study by the California-based American Jobs Project.

With targeted investments and forward-looking policies, New Mexico could leverage its strengths in leading-edge advanced solar technologies to drive economic growth and support over 6,800 jobs annually.

New Mexico has the potential to add several thousand more jobs over the next decade if it leverages its existing capacity to create high-tech innovations for the evolving solar industry, according to a California-based public policy group.

With targeted investments and forward-looking policies, New Mexico could leverage its strengths in leading-edge advanced solar technologies to drive economic growth and support over 6,800 jobs annually.