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Clean Jobs New York 2019

Clean Jobs Rise in the Empire State

Encompassing nearly 150,000 jobs, New York’s booming clean energy economy employs more New Yorkers than giants like Northwell Health (around 54,000 workers), Mount Sinai Health System (32,000) and Walmart (28,000).

According to the 2019 Clean Jobs New York analysis (downloadable PDF) of energy jobs data by the national nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), New York’s clean energy economy now ranks in the nation’s top 10 for jobs in energy efficiency (No. 3), solar (No. 3), advanced transportation (No. 9), and wind (No. 10).

While New York City has the second most clean energy jobs in the U.S. with more than 96,000, behind only Los Angeles, clean energy’s impact reaches far beyond New York’s major metropolitan areas. One out of every seven clean energy workers are employed counties with population below 300,000 while 9,500 jobs are in the state’s rural areas.

NEW YORK JOB SECTOR TOPLINES

• Energy Efficiency – 117,339 jobs
• Renewable Energy – 18,223 jobs
• Energy Storage – 1,221 jobs
• Solar Energy – 11,858 jobs
• Clean Vehicles – 7,881 jobs
• Wind Energy – 3,214 jobs
• Grid Modernization – 2,147 jobs
• ALL Clean Energy Sectors – 148,453 jobs

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

• New York ranks in the Top 5 of every major clean job category including total jobs (No. 4), renewable energy jobs (No. 5), and energy efficiency jobs (No. 3)
• All 62 Counties employ workers in clean energy
• Clean energy jobs outnumber fossil fuel jobs in New York by more than 135,000
• 11.5% of clean energy workers in New York are veterans
• 50 percent of New York clean energy employees work in the construction and manufacturing sectors
• 8 counties support more than 10 clean energy jobs per 1,000 employable residents and Saratoga County has the 2nd highest clean energy jobs density with nearly 20 jobs per 1,000 employable residents—trailing only New York County (30.08)

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This report follows E2’s 2019 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 New York 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.

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The complete report is available for download at this link.

OTHER CLEAN JOBS REPORTS

Clean Jobs New York 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 2018 | 2.25 Million Americans Work in Energy Efficiency
• Clean Jobs Cities 2018 | America’s Top Cities for Clean Energy Jobs
• Clean Jobs California 2018 | Over 500K Californians Working in Clean Energy
• Clean Jobs Oregon 2018 |  55,179 Clean Energy Jobs Across Oregon
• Clean Jobs Washington 2018 | 82,859 clean energy jobs across Washington State
• Clean Jobs Colorado 2018 | 57,591 Clean Energy Jobs Across Colorado
• Clean Jobs Pennsylvania 2018 | Powering Over 86K Jobs in the Keystone State

Carbon Removal – A New American Agricultural Product: How Carbon Farming and Building Soil Health Will Fight Climate Change

Farm lands can absorb significant global carbon emissions if farmers adopt agricultural practices that remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the soil. Thanks to the collaboration of E2 and a broad coalition of agriculture and environmental partners, along with the crucial support of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, the 2018 Farm Bill enacted […]

Hybrid, Electric Car Jobs Up In Indiana; Clean Energy Jobs Overall Could Decline

Indiana saw huge job growth in the hybrid and electric vehicle industry last year. The number of people working in that sector jumped 18 percent from 2017. But employment across the state’s entire clean energy industry is expected to slow down this year. The latest Clean Energy Jobs Midwest report shows Indiana added more than 17,000 jobs […]

Clean Jobs Midwest 2019

Home to 737,00 Clean Energy Jobs

Midwest Clean Energy Jobs Grow Faster Than Rest of Nation

Clean energy is a major employer in the Midwest with 737,031 jobs. In 2018, the industry added more than 28,000 jobs.

That’s a 4 percent growth rate, and it’s more than the industry’s national growth rate of 3.6 percent. Energy efficiency continues to be the largest Midwestern clean energy employer; the sector is home to 70 percent of all the region’s clean energy jobs. Thousands of different Midwestern companies and establishments hire clean energy workers in any given year. Combined, these employers anticipate adding more than 51,000 clean energy jobs in 2019 — a 7 percent growth rate.

MIDWEST HIGHLIGHTS

• Energy Efficiency – 526,800 jobs
• Renewable Energy – 85,372 jobs
• Energy Storage – 13,136 jobs
• Solar Energy – 38,911 jobs
• Wind Energy – 35,932 jobs
• Clean Vehicles – 91,740 jobs
• Grid Modernization – 12,245 jobs
• ALL Clean Energy Sectors – 737,031 jobs

OTHER KEY FINDINGS

• More than 25,000 Midwesterners now work in grid modernization (12,200) and energy storage (13,100).
• Construction (41.5%) and manufacturing (30.6%) make up the majority of clean energy jobs categorized by value chain.
• Clean fuels technologies employ nearly 8,000 workers in the 12-state region.
• Combined, solar (38,900) and wind (35,900) account for 88 percent of renewable energy jobs in the Midwest.
• Fossil fuels employ (187,700) barely a quarter the number of clean energy workers overall in the Midwest (737,030).
• Electric power generation jobs using fossil fuels (62,600) employed 20,000 less workers than renewable energy generation (85,300).
• Small businesses are driving the region’s clean energy sectors, with 4 percent of clean energy businesses employing fewer than 20 individuals.
• 11.1 percent of Midwesterners employed in clean energy are veterans, compared to the national average of six percent.

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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 2019 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 Midwest 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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Updated Clean Jobs Midwest report and interactive pages for all states can always be found at www.CleanJobsMidwest.com.

For the 2019 report specifically, click here to download or visit the resources page at www.cleanjobsmidwest.com to find all the state-specific summaries going back to 2016.

OTHER CLEAN JOBS REPORTS

Clean Jobs Midwest 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
• Clean Jobs Nevada 2019 |32,211 Clean Energy Jobs Across Nevada
• Energy Efficiency Jobs in America 2018 | 2.25 Million Americans Work in Energy Efficiency
• Clean Jobs Cities 2018 | America’s Top Cities for Clean Energy Jobs
• Clean Jobs California 2018 | Over 500K Californians Working in Clean Energy
• Clean Jobs Oregon 2018 |  55,179 Clean Energy Jobs Across Oregon
• Clean Jobs Washington 2018 | 82,859 clean energy jobs across Washington State
• Clean Jobs Colorado 2018 | 57,591 Clean Energy Jobs Across Colorado
• Clean Jobs Pennsylvania 2018 | Powering Over 86K Jobs in the Keystone State

Clean Jobs Nevada 2019

32% clean energy job growth in 2018 leads all U.S., positions Nevada to become energy storage hub

According to the 2019 Clean Jobs Nevada analysis (downloadable PDF) of energy jobs data by the national nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), Nevada’s clean energy economy exploded in 2018 — adding nearly 8,000 jobs and making the state no. 1 clean energy job growth (32.4%).

Overall, clean energy jobs totaled more than 32,000 at the end of 2018, with the biggest benefactor being Storey County near Reno, home to Tesla’s Gigafactory battery plant. More than 8,100 Nevadans now work in clean energy in Storey County – giving it the highest density of clean energy jobs in the country, with 2,300 jobs per 1,000 employable residents.

Nevada’s wider clean economy is now dominated by three major industries within the broader sector— energy efficiency (11,000 jobs), solar (9,700 jobs), and energy storage (8,300 jobs). Combined, these industries account for 91 percent of all Nevada’s clean energy jobs. The number of solar jobs would have been even higher if the data was collected today, because it would more fully reflect demand increases spurred by the 2017 restoration of net metering.

NEVADA JOB SECTOR TOPLINES

• Energy Efficiency – 11,155 obs
• Renewable Energy – 10,864 jobs
• Energy Storage – 8,322 jobs
• Solar Energy – 9,777 jobs
• Clean Vehicles – 1,298 jobs
• Grid Modernization – 441 jobs
• ALL Clean Energy Sectors – 32,211 jobs

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

• Storey County is home to more than two jobs per every employable resident
• Nevada ranks 3rd among all U.S. states for jobs in energy storage
• Clean energy employs 5X more Nevadans than fossil fuels
• 77 percent of jobs are in the construction and manufacturing sectors
• The Las Vegas Valley and Reno-Sparks metro areas account for 92 percent of Nevada’s clean jobs
• All 17 counties in Nevada are home to jobs in clean energy
• Nearly 11,000 Nevadans work in renewable energy
• Nevada’s 413 geothermal jobs rank in the top 10 nationally
• Churchill, Douglas, and Lincoln counties all support more than 20 clean energy jobs per 1000 employable residents
• 1,300 Nevadans work in non-sales positions involving hybrid and electric vehicles and clean fuels

Looking for More Info?

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 2019 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 Nevada 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.

DOWNLOAD

The complete report is available for download at this link.

OTHER CLEAN JOBS REPORTS

Clean Jobs Nevada 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 2018 | 2.25 Million Americans Work in Energy Efficiency
• Clean Jobs Cities 2018 | America’s Top Cities for Clean Energy Jobs
• Clean Jobs California 2018 | Over 500K Californians Working in Clean Energy
• Clean Jobs Oregon 2018 |  55,179 Clean Energy Jobs Across Oregon
• Clean Jobs Washington 2018 | 82,859 clean energy jobs across Washington State
• Clean Jobs Colorado 2018 | 57,591 Clean Energy Jobs Across Colorado
• Clean Jobs Pennsylvania 2018 | Powering Over 86K Jobs in the Keystone State

Energy storage, EV jobs boom in the United States

A new report by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) shows energy storage jobs growing 14% and EV jobs growing 16%, despite China’s dominance in lithium-ion battery technology.

Reaffirmation of Paris Agreement Can Restore US Leadership

WASHINGTON (March 27, 2019) – Today,  HR 9 — the Climate Action Now Act — was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill would reaffirm the U.S.’s commitment to the Paris Agreement. The following is a statement from Bob Keefe, executive director of the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs), which took […]

ACORE’s Renewable Energy Policy Forum

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Clean Energy Jobs in America 2019: How Clean Energy is Powering American Job Growth

Clean energy now employs about 3.3 million Americans. That’s more Americans than work as school teachers, as waiters and waitresses – and about three times as many Americans than work in oil, gas, coal and other fossil fuel industries. Please join E2 to learn about the findings of the recently released 2019 US Energy Employment Report (USEER) […]

Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition Webinar: Repowering Illinois for All

Just last week, the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition released the details of the Clean Energy Jobs Act at seven press conferences across the state. The legislation aims to move Illinois towards 100% clean energy, dramatically expand energy efficiency programs, decarbonize the power sector and increase electric vehicle penetration. Join us on March 18th to learn how […]

Clean Jobs America 2019

E2 Delegation Visits Albany to Advocate for 2019 Policy Priorities

E2’s New York chapter will meet with key lawmakers to provide the business perspective on upcoming clean energy, sustainability, and advanced transportation legislative priorities.