Women in Solar Construction: Why the Industry Is Failing Them? #345

Women in Solar Construction: Why the Industry Is Failing Them? #345

April 16, 2026 · 41 min

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Riley Neugebauer discusses the lack of women in solar construction and what can be done to improve the situation.

One large solar company reported less than 1% of its field employees were women. The solar industry overall sits at 25 to 30% women across all roles, but the construction side drops to an estimated 1 to 3%. Riley Neugebauer, founder of Solar for Women, joins Tim Montague on the Clean Power Hour to talk about why women are missing from solar installation and what the industry needs to do about it. Riley Neugebauer is the founder of Solar for Women, a nonprofit building a network of women in th...

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