Full Title: Clean Jobs Pennsylvania: Sizing Up Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Jobs Base and It's Potential
Author(s): Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2)
Publisher(s): Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2)
Publication Date: November 1, 2014
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Description (excerpt):
Pennsylvania is a powerhouse of American manufacturing and innovation. It has a skilled and talented workforce and world-class universities and technical colleges to train the next generation of leaders to drive its economy forward in the decades to come. The state is leveraging these competitive advantages to build a strong clean energy economy that is creating new jobs and economic growth in every part of the state. As this report finds, the state’s clean energy industry already employs more than 57,000 workers at over 4,200 businesses. These workers are leveraging their know-how and ingenuity to support the build out of a clean energy value chain across Pennsylvania — from scientists and researchers who are developing new clean energy technologies; to manufacturing line workers producing energy-efficient appliances, wind turbine motors and blades, and other parts and components; to engineers, construction workers, and administrative staff that are supporting the installation of clean energy products and services. What’s clear is that this industry is large and poised for significant growth in 2015 and beyond if Pennsylvania’s governor, state legislators and other policymakers continue to support and strengthen existing policies that drive clean energy development — and the jobs that come with it