California’s climate and clean energy policies have driven more than $49 billion in public and private clean energy investments into California’s economy. (Source: Environmental Entrepreneurs)
According to a new report, jobs in energy efficiency now employ 2.25 million Americans. That’s a workforce equal to the waitstaff in U.S. bars and restaurants — and it’s almost double the amount of people in law enforcement. This jobs report comes from E2, a national nonpartisan group that pushes for environmentally and economically smart policies. […]
1.8 million Americans work in clean energy in the Top 50 clean energy metros; representing 58% of country’s 3.2 million clean energy jobs 7 states are home to at least Top 50 cities for clean energy jobs, led by California (8) and Texas (4) Ranking released as 25,000 Americans sign Clean Jobs Count pledge telling […]
The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana region is the nation’s top metro area for clean-energy jobs and the Inland Empire ranks 16th, according to a study released Tuesday by E2, a national organization of environmental entrepreneurs. “Cities are seeing the benefits of shifting to clean energy, with jobs and economic growth,” said Bob Keefe, E2 executive director. […]
It’s important to note that California has more energy efficiency jobs than any other state, more than 300,000. That’s more than double the number of those in Texas, the state in second place, according to a report from e2.org and E4TheFuture.Org. … Hall had managed to not only explain to me what the move toward clean energy […]
The Top 50 metro areas for clean jobs now employ 1.8 million workers in clean energy technologies, accounting for more than one out of every two clean energy jobs in the country – which alone outnumbers the fossil fuel industry by around 700,000.
These are Americans who go to work each day making downtown skyscrapers more energy efficient; manufacturing Energy Star appliances and clean vehicles; installing solar panels on urban warehouses and suburban homes.
Unsurprisingly, the country’s biggest metropolitan areas – New York and Los Angeles – have the most clean energy workers. But smaller and mid-sized metro areas across every region in the continental US – such as Detroit, San Diego, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Phoenix, and Atlanta – all rank high on the list.
According to Clean Jobs Cities:
If you are looking for additional insight into E2’s Clean Jobs Cities report or our other clean jobs reports, 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 here and below.
When it comes to clean energy jobs in America, no state does more than California— accounting for more than 1 out of 7 US clean energy jobs nationally and nearly a third of renewable energy jobs alone. Across all states in fact, California supports more renewable energy jobs than the next top 7 states combined and has twice as many jobs in energy efficiency than the #2 state (Texas).
Combined with this market domination, big opportunities remain for clean energy job growth in the state with the California Energy Commission passing requirements for solar panels on all new homes built after 2020 and legislation passed and signed into law in September 2018 that sets the state on the path to 100% clean energy by 2045.
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.
According to Clean Jobs California:
If you are looking for additional insight into E2’s Clean Jobs California report or our other Clean Jobs America state reports, 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.
View Report »Statement from E2 Advocate Andy Wunder and Paired Power Inc. CCO Mark Bauhaus San Francisco, CA (September 10, 2018) – Today, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law one of the most ambitious clean energy policies in the world, accelerating and raising California’s current Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) to 60% by 2030 and establishing a […]
AMERICA’S JOB POWERHOUSEAcross every time zone, state, county, and even zip code, energy efficiency solutions are creating new economic opportunities. Whether it’s new efficient technologies spurring brand new companies or established businesses expanding, America’s job growth is being powered by energy efficiency.
Energy efficiency added the most new jobs in 2017 of the entire energy sector. Its workers now outnumber elementary and middle school teachers and are nearly double those in U.S. law enforcement. In fact, there are now as many energy efficiency workers as there are waitstaff in U.S. bars and restaurants.
The full Energy Efficiency Jobs in America report is available directly at this link. Links to individual factsheets for all 50 states and the District of Columbia can be found below.
This report focuses solely on the energy sector of the economy. Jobs in retail trade, vehicle efficiency-related work, and the 4.2 million jobs related to efficient manufacturing processes are excluded from these numbers.
According to Energy Efficiency Jobs in America, energy efficiency:
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An interactive map showing how energy efficiency jobs are spread across the U.S. can be found on CleanJobsCount.org.
If you are looking for additional insight into E4TheFuture and E2’s Energy Efficiency Jobs in America, including specific info about your county or region or to connect with business leaders in states who support strong clean energy policies, contact E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake ([email protected]). An FAQ is also available here to answer any questions.
The complete report is available here and below.
On September 12-14, the world will converge on San Francisco for the first-of-its-kind Global Climate Action Summit. Hosted by California Governor Jerry Brown and others, the Summit will gather international, subnational, business and other private sector leaders from around the world to discuss solutions to the world’s most pressing climate issues. Please join E2 for […]
The U.S. offshore wind industry is poised for substantial growth, thanks to falling costs and increasing recognition by state and federal policy makers that there are tremendous economic benefits in harnessing clean, renewable energy offshore. BW Research, on behalf of E2, found that if each of the five states below added an average-sized offshore wind energy farm (352 MW) nearly 25,000 construction and operational jobs would be created up and down the eastern seaboard. The Department of Interior is developing lease sales for a strong pipeline of projects in this region—28 in total—which could equal 23,735 MW of new generating capacity, which if all developed would result in tens of thousands of more jobs and added economic benefits for those states. Through its expected growth over the next several years, offshore wind energy has the potential to significantly add to the Gross Regional Product (GRP) and state and federal tax revenues of South and North Carolina, Virginia, New Jersey, and New York.
If New York, New Jersey, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina added an average-sized offshore wind energy farm (352 MW), nearly 25,000 jobs and $3.6 billion would be added to the states’ economies.
If you are looking for additional insight into E2’s Offshore Wind report, including specific info about a state or to connect with business leaders on the East Coast who support increased offshore wind development and policies that grow clean energy jobs, contact E2 Communications Director Michael Timberlake ([email protected]).
The complete report is available here.
E2 Executive Director Bob Keefe pens an Op-Ed on the need for the California Legislature to pass SB 100 before the end of the legislative session.