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Clean Jobs Oregon 2019

Clean Energy Lead’s Oregon Energy Economy

Clean energy industries lead Oregon’s energy economy, accounting for nearly six out of every ten energy jobs.

With a population of four million, Oregon’s clean economy—lead by more than 40,000 energy efficiency jobs and 7,000 renewable energy jobs—has created job opportunities in nearly every metro area, county, and legislative district across the state. The state ranks among the top 20 in renewable energy (20th), solar (14th), wind (20th), energy efficiency (20th), and clean fuels (17th).

Unfortunately, job growth in Oregon’s clean energy economy is slowing down—only 1.4% in 2018—and Oregon joins a small club of states experiencing slower growth in clean jobs than overall employment (1.6%). In fact, 25 states saw growth in clean energy jobs exceed 4% in 2018 and states that recently passed sweeping climate and clean energy policies—such as Nevada (32% growth) and Colorado (5% growth)—are pulling ahead of Oregon.

To stay competitive in a rapidly shifting energy market, the Oregon legislature must take decisive action in the 2020 session, so the state can seize America’s clean energy leadership and become a national destination for millions of dollars in clean technology investments and thousands of new jobs.

A BIGGER PICTURE

This report focuses solely on the energy sector of the economy and does not include jobs in retail trade, repair services, water or waste management, and indirect employment or induced employment.

OREGON JOB SECTOR TOPLINES

• Energy Efficiency – 42,547 jobs
• Renewable Energy – 7,376  jobs
• Solar Energy – 5,726 jobs
• Clean Vehicles – 2,666 jobs
• Wind Energy – 1,350 jobs
• Energy Storage – 1,284 jobs
• Grid Modernization – 806 jobs
• Clean Fuels – 727 jobs
• ALL Clean Energy Sectors – 55,406 jobs

HIGHLIGHTS

According to Clean Jobs Oregon 2019:

• Clean energy employs 50X more Oregonians than all fossil fuels combined (1,422). Renewable energy employs 5X more than fossil fuels.
• 58% of Oregon energy sector employees  (95,806) work in clean energy (55,406)
• 3 out of 5 Oregon energy efficiency employees work in construction and repairs 
• 50% of Oregon’s clean energy jobs are based outside the Portland metro area
• 1 out of every 4 Oregon construction workers are employed in energy efficiency
• Nearly 11,000 rural Oregonians work in clean energy, or about 1 in every 5 clean energy jobs.
• More than 83% of Oregon clean energy workers are employed by businesses with fewer than 20 employees
• Construction (58.9%) and manufacturing services (13.1%) make up the majority of clean energy jobs.
• 2,090 Oregonians now work in grid modernization (806) and energy storage (1,284)
• 10.6% of Oregonians employed in clean energy are veterans \

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District-By-District Economic Impact

For details on clean energy’s overall economic impact in Oregon, visit E2’s District-By-District: Clean Jobs Oregon 2019  report page to download 120 individual factsheets for all 120 state legislative districts. The factsheets detail the investments in clean energy, jobs created, emissions, reduced, and cap and trade funds implemented in each district.

U.S. Energy & Employment Report (USEER)

This report follows E2’s Clean Jobs America analysis which found the clean energy jobs account for nearly 3.3 million jobs across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Both reports expand on data from the 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. E2 is a partner on the USEER, the fourth installment of the energy survey first released by the Department of Energy in 2016. 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 California 2019 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.

Other E2 Clean Jobs Reports

Clean Jobs Oregon is only one in a series of state and industry reports produced by E2 and our partners.

• • Clean Jobs America 2019 | Nearly 3.3 Million Clean Energy Jobs
  • Energy Efficiency Jobs in America 2019 | Leading America’s Energy Workforce
  • Clean Jobs California 2019 | America’s Clean Energy Economy Juggernaut
  • Clean Jobs North Carolina 2019 | Top 10 in Jobs Across Clean Technologies
  • District-By-District: Clean Jobs California 2019 | Analysis of Clean Energy’s Economic Benefits Across California Legislative Districts
  • Clean Jobs Colorado 2019 |Colorado’s Clean Energy Potential Reaches New Heights
  • Clean Jobs Midwest 2019 |Region added more than 28,000 clean energy jobs in 2018
  • Clean Jobs Nevada 2019 | 32,211 Clean Energy Jobs Across Nevada
  • Clean Jobs Massachusetts 2019 | 117,669 Clean Energy Jobs Across Massachusetts
  • Clean Jobs New York 2019 | 148,453 Clean Energy Jobs Across Empire State
  • Clean Jobs Pennsylvania 2019 | 90,772 Clean Energy Jobs Across the Keystone State
  • Clean Jobs New Jersey 2019 |51,852 Clean Energy Jobs Across New Jersey

District-By-District | Clean Jobs Oregon 2019

Clean Jobs Oregon| District-By-District

According to an analysis of every Oregon state senate district, more than 55,400 Oregonians now work in clean energy industries and more than $6.7 billion has been invested in wind and solar energy projects – generating $258 million in public revenue.

Oregon’s Statewide 2019 Clean Energy Jobs Report
Who Are My Representatives?

This job growth and development has been driven by smart policies like the Renewable Portfolio Standard, Clean Fuels Program and Coal to Clean.

But this growth is only scratching the surface of what Oregon’s clean energy economy can achieve according to this latest analysis. By passing the state a cap and invest program during the 2020 legislative cycle, Oregon could nearly double its total clean energy jobs (adding 50,000), increase real GDP 2.5% by 2050, and generate $4.5 billion in proceeds to be invested in communities throughout Oregon by 2030.

To learn more about the current economic benefits clean energy is providing in every Oregon senate district, click on the Senator’s name and district linked in the below table.

How to Download: Use the tables below to locate and download all 30 factsheets for every Oregon state senate district. Each factsheet details out the district-specific jobs and economic impact resulting from Oregon’s climate policies.

Oregon State Senate

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Statewide Jobs Report

For details on clean energy’s statewide impact on jobs in California, including at the county and metro levels, breakdowns for each clean tech subsector, by congressional districts, and information on how the jobs spread across the state’s value chain, visit E2’s Clean Jobs Oregon 2019 report page to download .

U.S. Energy & Employment Report (USEER)

This district-by-district report follows E2’s Clean Jobs America analysis which found the clean energy jobs account for nearly 3.3 million jobs across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Both reports expand on data from the 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. E2 is a partner on the USEER, the fourth installment of the energy survey first released by the Department of Energy in 2016. 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 District-by-District | Clean Jobs California 2019 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.

Other Clean Jobs Reports

District-by-District | Clean Jobs Oregon 2019 is only one in a series of state and industry reports produced by E2 and our partners.

• • Clean Jobs America 2019 | Nearly 3.3 Million Clean Energy Jobs
  • Energy Efficiency Jobs in America 2019 | Leading America’s Energy Workforce
  • Clean Jobs California 2019 | America’s Clean Energy Economy Juggernaut
  • Clean Jobs North Carolina 2019 | Top 10 in Jobs Across Clean Technologies
  • District-By-District: Clean Jobs California 2019 | Analysis of Clean Energy’s Economic Benefits Across California Legislative Districts
  • Clean Jobs Colorado 2019 |Colorado’s Clean Energy Potential Reaches New Heights
  • Clean Jobs Midwest 2019 |Region added more than 28,000 clean energy jobs in 2018
  • Clean Jobs Nevada 2019 | 32,211 Clean Energy Jobs Across Nevada
  • Clean Jobs Massachusetts 2019 | 117,669 Clean Energy Jobs Across Massachusetts
  • Clean Jobs New York 2019 | 148,453 Clean Energy Jobs Across Empire State
  • Clean Jobs Pennsylvania 2019 | 90,772 Clean Energy Jobs Across the Keystone State
  • Clean Jobs New Jersey 2019 |51,852 Clean Energy Jobs Across New Jersey

Investing in Michigan’s Water Infrastructure – An Economic Opportunity

PROTECTING THE ECONOMY, CREATING NEW JOBS, AND DRIVING GROWTH

Michigan has for decades underinvested in its water infrastructure at the expense of the economy and the health of families in the state. To ensure Michigan’s economy continues to grow — and that all Michiganders enjoy a high quality of life — this gap should be closed.

Fortunately, investing an additional $12.2 billion in Michigan’s own water infrastructure needs on top of existing expenditures would over the next two decades help create nearly 90,000 direct job-years in multiple industries — including good jobs for veterans — while generating about $441.3 million in additional earned income for state residents annually.

This essential spending would also help businesses in the state’s water services industry become national leaders in developing and commercializing new water technologies, just as early-mover states like California have become national leaders in clean tech. And it would ensure that all Michigan industries, whether they are directly or indirectly reliant on clean, affordable water, are in the best position possible for decades of ongoing growth.

But first, we must fix the system.

REPORT TOPLINES

• $12 billion in new spending is needed to update critical water infrastructure in Michigan and avoid more long-term economic and health damage to the state
• New expenditures directly lead to the creation of 89,880 full-time job-years
• Those 90,000 direct jobs would generate $8.8 billion in new wages workers and their families can inject into their local economies
• New jobs and wages will generate $694 million in total tax revenue over two decades, with more than 80 percent going to local and state municipalities ($560 million)
• Michigan is currently spending $22,000 a day on bottled water for Flint, Michigan alone. Continuing to underfund and defer critical maintenance improvements to water systems across the state risks similar impacts in other cities.
• While the cost of improving Michigan’s safe drinking water systems is greater than the direct economic benefits, this report focuses only on one small piece of the economic benefits – the direct additional jobs and spending. E2 and BW Research did not analyze indirect or induced benefits like improved health outcomes for citizens, long-term benefits on younger populations, and economic activity created by improving clean water access for businesses.

METHODOLOGY

For the jobs, income and tax revenue data, E2 contracted BW Research which used the Emsi Input-Output model that traces spending and infrastructural developments through the economy to determine the economic impact of the change in water infrastructure spending in the state of Michigan.⁴⁵

The cumulative effects of the initial job change are quantified and the results are categorized into direct, indirect and induced effects.

• Direct effects show the change in the economy associated with the initial job creation (or loss), or how the industry experiences the change (i.e., workers digging ditches to replace pipe).
• Indirect effects include all the backward linkages, or the supply chain responses as a result of the initial job change (i.e., water pipe manufacturers).
• Induced effects refer to household spending and are the result of workers who are responsible for the direct and indirect effects spending their wages (i.e., direct and indirect workers spend income on clothes, food, healthcare, etc.).

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