-Solar puts people to work across the country - more than 208,000 people nationwide now work in solar, which is even larger than the coal industry's workforce. California and Massachusetts lead the nation in solar jobs. [The Solar Foundation]

-As solar economics continue to improve for homeowners, twenty states are now at 'grid parity,' with rooftop solar power costing the same or less than utility power. [Greentech Media/Mike Munsell]

- A new ranking of corporate solar developers is full of recognizable brand names -- except for one. Find out what drives the company that's second only to Walmart in U.S. rooftop solar capacity. [Slate/Daniel Gross]

-The LA Times picks up SolarCity's new white paper showing that solar rooftops can strengthen the grid and save Californians $1.4 billion a year. [Los Angeles Times/Ivan Penn]

-Comparing greenhouse gas emissions, new research on transportation fuels shows that gasoline is getting dirtier while alternatives like electricity are getting cleaner. [Vox.com/David Roberts]

-Americans are increasingly open to using technology to manage their energy bills, according to a new report about consumers' views of the smart grid in 2016. [Greentech Media/Jeff St. John]

-Photo of the Week: This massive concentrated solar power plant in Morocco recently went live in the Sahara Desert. It's only the first phase of a solar project that's slated to become the world's largest. [NPR.com]

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