Asheville, North Carolina-based Blue Ridge Power, a full-service engineering, procurement, and construction firm specializing in solar and energy storage projects, has announced a major reduction in force as it winds down its business.
The closure will impact 517 employees, 169 employees in Asheville and 348 employees in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
It is believed that the decision may have been driven by the Administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act that ended subsidies for solar and wind energy projects years earlier than planned.
According to a spokesperson, “Blue Ridge Power has experienced market headwinds similar to those impacting the entire renewable energy industry, requiring Pine Gate Renewables to dedicate significant resources to support the organization. After reviewing numerous options to find a path forward, Pine Gate made the difficult decision to conduct an orderly wind-down of Blue Ridge Power. Blue Ridge Power will continue to assess how best to support each of its ongoing projects, including working with its customers to transition those projects to another EPC provider. This decision in no way reflects the hard work or dedication of our valued team members, and we are deeply grateful for all of their contributions.”
Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life, nor promises of a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something terrible hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, at any time, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. While many employees can read the writing on the wall, why do most assume it’s targeted at someone else? Are you now wondering, Am I Next?
