Solar Panel Installer Amberjack Solar Energy Announces Nearly Ten New Hires at Start of First Quarter OAKLAND, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--If all the hiring activity at Amberjack Solar Energy is any indication, the clean energy labor market could be in for sunnier times in 2011. Lance Kulick, founder of Amberjack Solar in Oakland, N.J., said that increased consumer awareness of the benefits of energy conservation, and heightened customer demand for solar panel installations, are fueling a big uptick in his firm’s hiring needs in the first quarter of 2011. At press time, Kulick has added nine employees--four sales, service and management personnel and six installers—in just one month. According to the EPA website, the federal Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s programs provide funds to local and state governments to implement energy conservation measures and reduce carbon emissions in their communities. In addition, there are 30% tax credits which can be taken as a grant for projects installed in 2011 or for solar energy equipment placed in service before 2016; and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides grants for solar and other qualified measures and facilities. New Jersey's Clean Energy Program offers significant financial incentives for commercial, industrial, and governmental customers to integrate energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies into new construction, upgrades, and new cooling & heating equipment installations.
