An upgrade of the city’s electrical system will begin this year and create about 2,400 jobs for Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and ComEd Chief Executive Anne Pramaggiore announced Wednesday. As part of the jobs announcement, two out-of-state businesses plan to established offices here, and a new venture fund will be set up for energy-related businesses. via ComEd’s smart-grid plan to create Continue reading →
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Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) is to open a £7m energy centre in Wales which will create 250 new jobs. SSE is investing £5m in a new energy centre which will provide renewable energy training facilities and be home to a green operational centre. The new centre will be built in Treforest. via SSE To Continue reading →
Sacramento will be among the first five cities in the country to benefit from President Barack Obama’s plan to invest $4 billion in energy upgrades for the nation’s commercial buildings. The deal will bring much-needed jobs to the capital region’s hard-hit construction sector, where the unemployment rate is around 30 percent. via Sacramento among first Continue reading →
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center released the 2011 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report this month, just a few weeks after the failures of solar firms Solyndra and Evergreen triggered a fierce debate about the prospects for green jobs in the US and the wisdom of government investment in clean energy. The answer to this $64,000 Continue reading →
The Obama administration announced a few hours ago that it will “accelerate the permitting and construction of seven proposed electric transmission lines” to help create jobs and support the growth of renewable energy around the U.S. via Obama Announces Job-Creating Grid Modernization Projects | CleanTechnica.
Crazy weather we’re having, right? It’s been a stormy summer, and one full of reminders about the need to invest in our electric grid. It’s also a sign of things to come, according to climate scientists, who for years have been predicting stronger storms and more intense rainfall events for Illinois due to rising pollution Continue reading →
The Smart Grid increases our energy security by reducing dependence on oil that only gets more costly to extract or protect. The Smart Grid improves our economic security with a 21st century energy infrastructure that allows us to cost-effectively participate in competitive global markets. The Smart Grid also creates new domestic white collar and blue Continue reading →
Just as Congressional focus returns to job creation, a KEMA report released recently for the GridWise Alliance argues that smart grid “presents an opportunity for the United States to develop a strong native industry around development, deployment, maintenance and servicing smart grid infrastructure and technology.” via Smart grid workforce trends | Intelligent Utility.
As the U.S. moves toward adopting a smart grid, is its workforce smart enough to keep up? That’s the underlying question of a new report from the Gridwise Alliance. “The U.S. Smart Grid Revolution” takes a close look at worker trends and issues related to the smart grid. grid. via Are Today’s Workers Smart Enough for Continue reading →
Annual investment in new electric transmission facilities could reach $12 to $16 billion in the U.S., which could result in $30 to $40 billion in annual economic activity and create 150,000 to 200,000 new full-time jobs in the U.S. in each of the next 20 years, according to a new study released by WIRES (Working Continue reading →
Power Tagging, a leading provider of next-generation Smart Grid communication technologies, today hosted a briefing and discussion to accentuate the opportunity for Colorado job growth and business opportunities in and around the emerging Smart Grid industry. “Jobs creation is the number-one challenge facing Coloradans today,” said Rep. Jared Polis (D-2nd District), who participated in the Continue reading →
This week, the Apollo Alliance released a report about the potential for clean energy job creation in Indiana. The report, How to Keep Creating Clean Energy Jobs in Indiana, found that Indiana missed out on 117,000 jobs when the U.S. Senate failed to pass clean energy and climate legislation this summer. via Apollo Releases Report Continue reading →
Today, Itron Inc. (NASDAQ:ITRI) president and CEO Malcolm Unsworth, and two workers representing Itron’s U.S.-based manufacturing, joined President Obama at the White House for a press event highlighting successful American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) investments. Itron manufactures its industry-leading smart grid and smart metering technology in two of its four U.S.-based facilities – in Continue reading →
DTE Energy and the U.S. Department of Energy have signed an agreement finalizing a nearly $84 million grant that will enable DTE Energy to accelerate deployment of “Smart Grid” technology in Michigan. As part of the project, during 2010 and 2011, Detroit Edison and MichCon will install 600,000 new “smart” meters in portions of Wayne, Continue reading →
General Electric said Wednesday it will create 400 new high-paying jobs in Cobb County where it will locate its $15 million Smart Grid Center of Excellence, a project supporters say establishes metro Atlanta as a focal point for the green energy industry. To open by this fall near the Cobb Galleria and Interstate-75, it will Continue reading →
Working with the University of Washington (UW) and Northwest power industry organizations, a group of Washington State University (WSU) researchers has received $2.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a program to train engineers in clean energy and smart grid technology. via North American Windpower: Content / FYI / University Researchers To Continue reading →
Energy-efficiency measures in the southern United States could save consumers $41 billion on their energy bills, open 380,000 new jobs, and save 8.6 billion gallons of water over the next 10 years, finds research from Duke University and the Georgia Institute of Technology released today. On average, each dollar invested in energy efficiency over the Continue reading →
State Sen. Andy Berke (D-Chattanooga) congratulates the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga for winning $2.4 million in federal stimulus funds to develop training programs for electrical smart grid technology. “With these funds, UT-Chattanooga will be able to provide students with the knowledge and training necessary to obtain the jobs of the future,” Berke said. “Smart grid technology Continue reading →
As John McDonald tells it, smart grid needs GOLD. And he’s not talking money. GOLD stands for Graduates of the Last Decade, the technology savvy, risk-taking engineers and technicians who may be among the greatest benefactors of the new smart grid movement. While most recent college graduates face dismal employment prospects, for the GOLD kids, Continue reading →
China, one of the most polluted countries on Earth, “is already beating the U.S. to clean energy jobs,” gushes Tony Kreindler of the Environmental Defense Fund, and “is quickly becoming the global powerhouse in clean energy manufacturing and innovation, dwarfing the efforts of America.” Guess whose fault that is? via China: Bigger, badder and greener Continue reading →
