Gov. Pritzker’s wise decision to join the U.S. Climate Alliance not only shows our new governor’s leadership on climate action, it shows the world that Illinois is open for business when it comes to clean energy and the jobs that come with it. Illinois is already home to more than 119,000 clean energy jobs. Each […]
Yesterday, draft language for the long-awaited Clean Energy Jobs Bill was released. If passed, the legislation would create a Cap-and-Invest program that would place an economy-wide limit on greenhouse gas emissions, create a market-based program to drive least-cost emission reductions and invest the program’s proceeds into climate change mitigation projects, including clean energy projects such as wind […]
Please join E2 for a special webinar this Wednesday, Jan. 30 to learn about current and upcoming action on climate, clean energy and transportation issues in the new Congress. Our special guests include Rep. A. Donald McEachin, who leads several key climate and clean energy efforts in the House; Kenneth DeGraff, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s […]
Interested in learning more about Oregon’s clean energy economy and the economic opportunities presented by the Cap & Invest program expected to be considered by the Legislature in early 2019? Join E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs) and our local partners for this gathering of the business, policy and investor communities in Greater Portland to hear about Oregon’s growing clean […]
Despite a population of just 4 million, Oregon’s clean energy economy ranks 14th in solar jobs and in the top 21 in energy efficiency, wind energy, clean fuels, grid and storage, renewable energy, and total clean energy jobs.
Thanks to policies like the Renewables Portfolio Standard, Clean Fuels Program and Coal to Clean that are driving development of infrastructure projects like solar arrays and wind farms, more than 55,000 Oregonians across every county in the state work in the clean energy sector according to E2’s Clean Jobs Oregon 2018 report released in December.
But these statewide numbers only tell part of the clean energy success story in Oregon. Below is a district-by-district look at the jobs and economic benefits that have resulted from Oregon’s climate policies.
Analysis of Clean Energy’s Economic Benefits Across Oregon (updated for 2019)
Oregon’s Statewide 2018 Clean Energy Jobs Report
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In a statement e-mailed to CleanTechnica, Bob Keefe, executive director of environmental advocacy group E2, says, “Cities are seeing the benefits of shifting to clean energy, with jobs and economic growth. These are good jobs in energy efficiency, construction, manufacturing, renewable energy and clean fuels and vehicles. And they shouldn’t be ignored by lawmakers as they’re considering state and […]
Top 5 Counties: Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Marion, Lane All 36 counties have residents working in clean energy Oregon is home to 11,000 rural clean energy jobs Clean energy employs 50X more Oregonians than fossil fuels SALEM, OR (December 13, 2018) – More than 55,000 Oregonians now work in clean energy in every county in Oregon, according […]
More than 55,000 Oregonians work in the state’s clean energy sector. Policies like the Renewables Portfolio Standard, Clean Fuels Program and Coal to Clean are driving local development of infrastructure projects like solar arrays and wind farms. All this economic activity is fueling private-sector job growth. Oregon’s rural clean energy workforce is robust, and the state ranks No. 14 nationally in solar jobs—this despite a population of just 4 million. But Oregon’s clean energy sector is just warming up. Additional job opportunities and clean energy markets remain untapped.
To stay competitive in a rapidly shifting energy market—and to take full advantage of the clean energy job creation happening at the state, regional and national levels—the Oregon legislature should pass the Clean Energy Jobs Bill during the 2019 legislative session.
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.
For an even deeper dive into the breakdown of clean energy jobs for Oregon visit E2’s District-By-District Clean Energy Jobs in Oregon page for factsheets on jobs in every Oregon state legislative district.
Visit e2.org/reports or see Clean Jobs Count for a full interactive jobs breakdown of every U.S. state and clean energy industry. You can also contact E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake ([email protected]). An FAQ is also available here to answer any questions.
The complete report is available for download here.
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Spurred by record-low equipment costs and state-sponsored incentives, solar installation companies are flocking to Illinois. One of the fast-growing solar markets involves partnering with farmers willing to lease some of their acreage to cultivate solar energy rather than crops.
Join us for an evening with Assemblymember Todd Gloria, the author of the City of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan and co-author of the 100% Clean Energy Act of 2018 (S.B. 100), which was a top E2 priority this year. Hear Assemblymember Gloria’s thoughts on how these policies complement each other, what he sees as the […]
Join E2 for our year-end party and raise a glass with the E2 community. We’ll be serving hors d’oeuvres and libations. Come celebrate our policy successes in 2018 and hear about our plans for 2019 – and how you make the difference!
For this special webinar, please join E2 on November 8, once the dust from the midterm elections has settled. We will have a panel of congressional and policy experts helping us to examine the post-midterms world and provide insight on what it all means for E2 priorities such as climate change, clean energy, clean air, […]