The U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency industries created jobs for
8.5 million people in 2006, while generating more than a trillion
dollars in sales, $100 billion in profits, and $150 billion in
increased federal, state, and local government tax revenues, according
to a new report from the American Solar Energy Society (ASES). The
report notes that it's difficult to define the energy efficiency
industry, but even focusing on the renewable energy industry, it found
196,000 people directly employed by the industry, a total of 452,000
jobs created, and revenues of $39.2 billion in 2006