Study: Clean Energy Employs 85,000 New Yorkers
Four out of Five N.Y. Clean Energy Workers - or 69,000 - Work in Energy Efficiency; Renewable Energy Employs 12,400; Data Searchable by County and Legislative District
NEW YORK, May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 85,000 New Yorkers work in the clean energy industry at 7,500 business establishments across all 62 counties, according to a comprehensive new analysis unveiled this week by the national nonpartisan business group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), the Alliance for Clean Energy New York, the New York State Sustainable Business Council and New Yorkers for Clean Power.
The report – "Clean Jobs New York," available here – is based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics information and new data from the U.S. Department of Energy, as well as a comprehensive survey of hundreds of businesses across the state.
"Tens of thousands of New Yorkers make clean energy a big and growing part of our state's economy," said Ron Kamen, CEO of Rhinebeck, N.Y.-based clean energy developer EarthKind Energy Inc. and a director of E2's New York Chapter. "Clean energy now employs as many New Yorkers as some of the most prominent sectors in our economy. With the right policies, we can continue to create jobs in our state, while also helping our environment."
The report was released Monday in Manhattan at the Solar One Green Energy Education Center as part of the launch of New Yorkers for Clean Power, a new campaign to rapidly shift to a clean energy economy in New York.
"This new campaign is bringing together organizations, businesses, municipalities, and communities to implement clean energy, clean vehicles and create good jobs for New Yorkers," said Renee Vogelsang, campaign coordinator for New Yorkers for Clean Power.
The Clean Jobs New York analysis was done for the groups by BW Research Partnership and includes detailed jobs data down to the county, metropolitan area, congressional and state legislative district levels – making it the most comprehensive tally of clean energy jobs ever in New York. More details are available at the searchable BW Energy Employment Index website developed for the groups.
Based on responses from employers surveyed by BW Research, clean energy jobs are projected to grow by more than 6 percent this year – substantially greater than the overall state and national economic growth rate.
The full press release is available here.
SOURCE Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), New York City
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