Plumbers Find Gold in California

pot-goldInteresting article from Eneref Institute reports on how plumbers are finding that California’s gold is no longer in the streams and mountains but instead in the solar heating job market.

You could sort of say Fort Knox has just moved to California, and that plumbers may hold the key to the gold. That’s because California just began a $350 million program that helps pay plumbers to install solar water heating in homes and buildings. Plumbers licensed in California should jump at this unique opportunity before the sweetest part of the deal expires. Armed with plumbing know-how and proper solar training, plumbers are in great position to race ahead of the competition in the solar industry.

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