Tennessee misses list of top states for solar jobs

Tennessee has bet big on the budding solar energy, investing billions of dollars to attract companies like Hemlock Semiconductor Group and Wacker Chemie to the state.

With the recent bankruptcy of Solyndra in California, much of the national discussion has centered on the increasingly competitive international market for solar industries, competition that has depressed the price of components like polysilicone. But the competition isn’t just global, it’s here in the U.S., where a number of states are attempting to become leaders in the solar industry…