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District-By-District | 2018 Clean Energy Jobs in California

According to an analysis of every California legislative district released by E2 in August 2018, more than 519,000 Californians now work in clean energy industries, and more than $49 billion in public and private clean energy economy investments have been injected into the state. This job growth and investment is driven by California’s climate policies, including its leading Renewables Portfolio Standard and landmark cap-and-trade legislation, which reduces pollution while increasing clean energy production and energy efficiency.

The state’s climate policies also have cut emissions by the equivalent of taking 17.6 million cars off the road and more than two thirds of the $2 billion in clean energy investments stemming from cap-and-trade have gone specifically towards benefiting disadvantaged communities around the state.

For a look at the jobs and economic benefits that have resulted from California’s climate policies for each and every legislative district in the state, please see below:–

Clean Jobs | District-By-District

Analysis of Clean Energy’s Economic Benefits Across California Legislative Districts (updated for 2018)

California’s Statewide 2018 Clean Energy Jobs Report
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Clean Jobs America 2018

POWERING JOBS GROWTH ACROSS AMERICA

Clean energy is powering job growth in America. Clean jobs count: Nearly 3.2 million Americans now go to work each and every day in solar, wind, energy efficiency, clean vehicles and other clean energy jobs.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Energy Efficiency Jobs – 2,250,000
• Solar Jobs – 349,000
• Clean Vehicle Jobs – 220,000
• Wind Jobs – 107,000
• Energy Storage Jobs – 91,000
• TOTAL US Clean Energy Jobs – 3,177,000

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If you are looking for additional insight into E2’s Clean Jobs America or our other Clean Jobs America 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.

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The complete report is available for download here.

Clean Jobs Rural Midwest

Growing Rural Economies

Clean energy creates jobs, supports local tax bases and infrastructure development, while providing new opportunities for farmers—driving economic benefits that are becoming ever more apparent. In rural communities facing economic challenges, investments in wind, solar, and energy efficiency are growing. This report from E2 focuses on one part of America – the rural Midwest – that exemplifies the growth in clean energy jobs in rural areas nationwide.

More than 8,000 new rural clean energy jobs were added in the 12-state Midwest region stretching from Ohio to North Dakota in 2016 alone, bringing the total number of rural Americans who work in clean energy in this region to nearly 148,000 (see Figure 1)—nearly a 6 percent increase over 2015. Of those 148,000 jobs, almost 22,000 are in renewable energy generation, with the rest in energy efficiency and sustainable transportation.

Key Findings

• Majority of Midwest states have more clean energy jobs per capita in rural areas than urban ones
• Clean energy employment represents a bright spot in rural communities that have otherwise lost population and jobs
• Clean energy jobs in the Midwest are growing 6% a year
• 99% of U.S. wind capacity is in rural areas
• Nearly 150,000 rural Midwesterners work in clean energy, including almost 22,000 in renewable energy generation
• More than 8,000 new rural clean energy jobs were added in rural Midwest areas in 2016 alone

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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 Rural Midwest 2018 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.

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The complete report is available for download at this link.

Americans are demanding clean energy, better vehicles — Trump is pushing the opposite

E2 Executive Director, Bob Keefe, writes an op-ed for The Hill, advocating for clean energy despite the Trump administration’s move to roll back car efficiency and pollution standards.

The President’s Own Party Still Doesn’t Back His Attempts to Dismantle Clean Energy

E2 Advocacy Director, Grant Carlisle, is in a GreenTech Media article noting bipartisan support of clean energy despite President Trump’s budget cuts. “Together, Republicans and Democrats voted to support American innovation in energy and vehicle technologies,” said advocacy director Grant Carlisle in a statement.

Will these popular corporate sustainability programs survive the next U.S. budget?

E2 Co-Founder and Chair, Nicole Lederer, is quoted throughout a GreenBiz article outlining the steps required to ensure the survival of corporate sustainability programs with Trump’s budget cuts.  

The Trump Infrastructure Plan Is ‘a Big Nothing Burger’ for Clean Energy

Greentech Media quotes Grant Carlisle, E2 Advocacy director, in an article on Trump’s infrastructure plan and its lack of attention toward renewables and energy infrastructure. “Grant Carlisle, advocacy director of the national business group Environmental Entrepreneurs, characterized the shortcomings bluntly. “It is unfortunately just not a forward-looking document,” he said.”

Tell the EPA: The economic cost of repealing the Clean Power Plan is just too high

The Kansas City Star cites E2’s report, “Opportunity Lost: How Rolling Back the Clean Power Plan Hurt’s America’s Economy,” in an article amplifying the EPA’s “listening session” in Kansas City regarding its proposal to repeal the CPP. “Repealing the CPP would deny Americans the opportunity to create 560,000 jobs and add $52 billion in economic value. […]

Colorado Business Leaders Support Xcel’s Stipulation Filing

This past summer, Xcel Energy and a wide group of stakeholders at the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), filed a “Stipulation” – a proposed update to Xcel’s Electric Resource Plan. It is an agreement between Xcel, its customers, Colorado businesses, local environmental organizations and others on how and where Xcel sources its power. The plan would […]

Oppose Tariffs That Will Hurt American Solar Workers

In a letter to President Trump, E2 members urge him to reject levying a tariff on foreign made solar panels which will result in thousands of American jobs and slowed growth for our solar sector.

Opportunity Lost: How Rolling Back the Clean Power Plan Hurts America’s Economy

In June 2017, E2 released “Opportunity Lost: How Rolling Back the Clean Power Plan Hurts America’s Economy.”

The Trump Administration’s effort to unwind the Clean Power Plan (CPP) represents a failure to capitalize on the economic and environmental benefits of clean energy.

Analysis shows that the CPP could create up to 560,000 jobs and add $52 billion to the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2030. From states with relatively small populations like Maine and Montana to highly populated states like Florida, the CPP could have substantial employment and economic benefits – benefits that would disappear with the Trump Administration’s repeal of the policy.

Policymakers should oppose any efforts to weaken or rescind the CPP because doing so would reduce the employment and economic opportunities that come with it. Policymakers should also pursue other smart clean energy policies that support great efficiency, renewable energy, electric vehicles, and grid modernization efforts, which would further grow our nation’s economy while accelerating the urgently needed transition to a low-carbon future

Nevada’s Clean Energy Future

Clean energy is a major economic opportunity for Nevada – but only if state lawmakers step up and strengthen certain policies, according to a new E2 policy paper.