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Clean Jobs Colorado 2020

Clean Energy Trends & Insights for a Post-Coronavirus Recovery

Clean energy jobs in Colorado increased by more than 4% for the second year in a row, growing to 62,400 workers statewide at the end of 2019 ­before the COVID-19 pandemic rattled the nation’s – and Colorado’s economy. As the Mountain West’s leader in clean energy jobs, Colorado ranked in the top 20 for clean energy jobs among all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Since 2017, the state has added more new jobs (5,400) than ten of the current top 20 states for overall clean energy jobs. Today, about one in every 50 jobs in Colorado is in a clean energy occupation.

As Colorado leaders continue to assess policy options for economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19, this report sets out to illustrate why the state’s once-booming clean energy economy is more critical to the future of Colorado’s economy than ever before and needs to be prioritized if the state wants to not only recover but thrive in the post-coronavirus economy.

E2 and COSSA’s Clean Jobs Colorado 2020 details the size, scope, and diversity of this important employment sector, the troubles it is currently facing due to the pandemic and how focusing recovery policies on clean energy can get Colorado workers and businesses back on track and the state’s economy up and running again for the long run.

INDUSTRY JOB TOPLINES | Q4 2019

• Energy Efficiency – 36,092 jobs
• Renewable Energy – 17,924 jobs
  • Solar Energy – 8,355 jobs
  • Wind Energy – 7,509 jobs
• Clean Vehicles – 3,212 jobs
• Clean Storage – 1,704  jobs
• Grid Modernization – 1,369 jobs
• Clean Fuels – 2,120 jobs
• ALL Clean Energy Sectors – 62,420 jobs

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The analysis expands on data from the 2020 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) produced by the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) in partnership with the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), using data collected and analyzed by the BW Research Partnership. The report was released in March 2020and is available at www.usenergyjobs.org. E2 is a partner on the USEER, the fifth installment of the energy survey first released by the Department of Energy in 2016 and subsequently abandoned under the Trump administration. Clean energy jobs have grown every year since the first report was released in 2016.

If you are looking for additional insight into E2’s Clean Jobs Colorado 2020 or our other Clean Jobs America reports, visit e2.org/reports. You can also contact E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake ([email protected]). An FAQ is also available here to answer any questions.

PAST CLEAN JOBS COLORADO REPORTS

Clean Jobs Colorado 2020 is the 5th statewide clean energy jobs report from E2. Previous reports can be accessed in the below links.

• Clean Jobs Colorado 2019
• Clean Jobs Colorado 2018
• Clean Jobs Colorado 2017
• Clean Jobs Colorado 2016

Colorado’s clean energy employment rebounded this summer, but industry is still smaller thanks to Covid-19

The erosion of clean energy jobs caused by Covid-19 reversed a bit over the summer as some jobs returned to Colorado, but the industry is still thousands of positions smaller than before the pandemic hit. A new report tracking industry job trends shows that wind, solar, energy efficiency and other clean energy employers in the […]

Report: Pandemic wiped away Colorado’s clean jobs gains

E2 reported that 22% of the clean energy workforce in the Denver-Aurora area became unemployed, through an examination of unemployment claims. Nearly 84% of the total clean energy jobs in Colorado were in the efficiency and renewable energy fields. Professional services and construction were the most prevalent types of occupation.

Virtual Briefing: E2’s Clean Jobs Report Release

E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and the Grand Junction Cleantech Business Coalition invite you to be the first to learn about E2’s 2020 Clean Jobs Colorado report, the latest, most comprehensive analysis of the state’s clean energy and energy efficiency workforce. As Colorado and Grand Junction wrestle with the coronavirus and its impact on jobs and the economy, learn […]

Clean energy jobs are coming. Here’s how to make sure they’re good jobs

One way or another, these types of jobs are coming into existence. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, California had 537,000 clean energy workers, according to an analysis by the advocacy group Environmental Entrepreneurs. And that number is certain to rise as the state targets 100% climate-friendly electricity and a carbon-neutral economy by mid-century.

PASSED: AB841 Puts Thousands of Unemployed Clean Energy Employees Back to Work

Newly passed bill is type of policy California “needs to help its economic recovery” SACRAMENTO (September 1, 2020) – Late Monday night, the California legislature passed AB 841, a bill that swill streamline millions in investments to expand California’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and make improvements to school energy efficiency upgrades. Following is a […]

COVID-19 sacked clean energy jobs in U.S. and they haven’t come back

“Out of the 3.2 million people who work in the clean energy field — or did up until this year — the vast majority are in the energy efficiency field,” Bob Keefe, executive director of the non-partisan advocacy group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), told UPI.

Covid-19 recession deals blow to North Carolina’s clean-energy industry

The report shows that industry jobs have begun to recover already. The low point, the report says, hit in May when the jobs count in North Carolina was down more than 37,000 to about 85,500 workers. It had recovered to 91,340 jobs by the end of June. North Carolina’s July figures were a little better […]

Clean Jobs North Carolina 2020

Powering North Carolina’s Economy with Clean Energy

Entering 2020, North Carolina’s clean energy sector had grown for a fifth straight year since E2 began tracking U.S. clean energy employment, increasing to account for 52% of all energy sector employment in North Carolina. And, since North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA) began tracking clean energy jobs in 2007, annual clean energy jobs have grown over 690%.

Totaling 112,720 jobs at the end of 2019, North Carolina has lost nearly 19% of its clean energy jobs since due to the COVID-19 economic crisis. More than 511,000 workers across the U.S. clean energy economy, including 21,200 in North Carolina, remain unemployed since the pandemic began in March. Before the crisis, clean energy jobs in North Carolina were growing nearly 50% faster than overall statewide employment.

This development means clean energy jobs are more critical than ever to North Carolina’s economy as the state has become a Southeast and national leader in clean energy jobs. In 2019, North Carolina trailed only Florida in total jobs in the region and ranked among among the top 10 states in the country for employment across a variety of clean energy workforce categories—including solar energy, energy efficiency, and grid modernization—including 9th for total overall clean energy jobs.

E2 and the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association’s 2nd Clean Jobs North Carolina 2020 reports details the sheer size of this important employment sector, and how focusing on clean energy can help us build back our economy better and faster after COVID-19.

INDUSTRY JOB TOPLINES | Q4 2019

• Energy Efficiency – 88,001 jobs
• Renewable Energy –12,349 jobs
  • Solar Energy – 8,912 jobs
  • Wind Energy – 1,054 jobs
• Clean Vehicles – 7,105 jobs
• Clean Storage – 1,432 jobs
• Grid Modernization – 2,296 jobs
• ALL Clean Energy Sectors – 112,720 jobs

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The complete report is available for download at this link.

Looking for More Info?

The analysis expands on data from the 2020 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) produced by the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI) in partnership with the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), using data collected and analyzed by the BW Research Partnership. The report was released in March 2020and is available at www.usenergyjobs.org. E2 is a partner on the USEER, the fifth  installment of the energy survey first released by the Department of Energy in 2016 and subsequently abandoned under the Trump administration. Clean energy jobs have grown every year since the first report was released in 2016.

If you are looking for additional insight into E2’s Clean Jobs North Carolina 2020 or our other Clean Jobs America reports, visit e2.org/reports. You can also contact E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake ([email protected]). An FAQ is also available here to answer any questions.

PAST CLEAN JOBS NORTH CAROLINA REPORTS

Clean Jobs North Carolina 2020 is the 2nd statewide clean energy jobs report from E2. Previous reports can be accessed in the below links.

• Clean Jobs North Carolina 2019 

Report: NC’s clean energy sector takes a hit with more than 21,000 jobs lost post-COVID-19

According to figures released today by the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA), 21,200 clean tech energy workers still remain unemployed — nearly 19 percent of the state’s clean energy workforce. In total, more than 511,000 clean energy workers across all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, remain out of work since March. The […]

Solar is surprising itself with a rebound

After staring into the abyss during the coronavirus lockdowns earlier this year, the solar industry is a bit startled to find itself thriving again. Many rooftop installers have hired back most of the people they furloughed. Stock prices are through the roof. The phones are ringing again with customers who want solar, this time with […]

In July, Clean Energy Employment Gains Slowed to a Crawl

The report draws from the country’s Aug. 7 jobs report, which detailed a historically high pace for weekly unemployment claims and a sharp rise in both the long-term and permanent unemployment rates. These estimates come from BW Research’s analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for both June and July, as well as the […]