Wisconsin added nearly 1,800 new clean energy jobs last year despite a slowing of jobs growth in the industry nationwide, according to a new report. National advocacy groups Environmental Entrepreneurs and Clean Energy Trust have released a study that found Wisconsin jobs in the clean energy industry grew by 2.4% last year, compared to 2017.
An annual survey by two clean energy organizations, E2 and Clean Energy Trust, says Michigan had 126,081 clean energy jobs in 2018, more than 11 other states in the Midwest region. More than 65% of the clean energy jobs in Michigan are in energy efficiency, and more than 20% are in advanced transportation, including electric vehicle and […]
The fourth annual Clean Energy Jobs Midwest report suggests strong state and federal policies like energy standards or emission-reduction goals are key to driving clean energy job growth. Yet Michigan, Ohio and Indiana — with relatively weak clean energy policies compared to states like Illinois and Minnesota — are in the top four for total […]
Statement form E2 Midwest Advocate Micaela Preskill CHICAGO (April 10, 2019) – The Chicago city council unanimously passed a resolution to establish a goal of transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2035, becoming the largest city in the country to make this commitment. According to a brand-new report released Tuesday by the national, nonpartisan […]
A new survey says Indiana and Minnesota had the Midwest’s biggest growth in clean energy jobs last year. The fourth annual Clean Jobs Midwest survey found that Indiana’s clean energy jobs grew by 4.7% last year, tying it with Minnesota. The survey by the nonprofit Clean Energy Trust and the business and investor group Environmental […]
More than 55,000 Missourians now work in clean energy industries after adding 1,562 jobs in 2018, according to a new analysis of energy jobs data from Clean Energy Trust (CET) and the national, nonpartisan business group E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs). Overall, Missouri now employs 48,174 more workers in clean energy than fossil fuels (7,695).
The number of Minnesota jobs in energy efficiency and renewable energy grew by nearly 5 percent from 2017 to 2018, bringing total clean energy jobs to more than 61,000, according to a report released Tuesday at the State Capitol.
State Rep. David Leland (D-Columbus) today released the following statement in response to the report on clean energy jobs in the Midwest released Tuesday by the Clean Energy Trust and Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2): “We are the first generation to understand the human causes of climate change—and the last generation to be able to stop it. The results […]
Michigan leads the Midwest in clean energy sector jobs, adding 4,800 jobs in 2018 — a 4 percent jump from the previous year — for a total of 126,081, with experts projecting 9 percent growth in 2019, according to a new report. Ramped-up electric vehicle production by automakers in metro Detroit fueled a 16 percent increase […]
Industry Added More Than 28,000 Jobs in 2018 More than 526,800 Midwesterners work in energy efficiency Top 5 States: Mich., Ill., Ohio., Ind., Wisc. Region’s clean energy jobs grew faster than national average Chicago, IL – (April 9, 2019) – The Midwest’s advanced transportation sector added 12,000 jobs in 2018, and the region’s clean energy […]
State’s 32% job growth in clean energy led U.S. in 2018 8,000 jobs were added in clean energy in 2018 Nevada ranks 3rd in U.S. for jobs energy storage; 6th for solar Clean energy employs 5X more Nevadans than fossil fuels CARSON CITY (April 4, 2019) – As the Nevada Legislature considers legislation to advance […]
Nevada’s clean economy is now dominated by three major industries within the broader sector — energy efficiency at 11,000 jobs, solar at 9,700 jobs, and energy storage at 8,300 jobs, according to a new study by E2, “Clean Jobs Nevada.”