Forbes on Nostr: America’s Clean Energy Jobs Boom: 313,000 New Jobs And Counting ========== Since ...
America’s Clean Energy Jobs Boom: 313,000 New Jobs And Counting
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Since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022, private sector companies have announced over $360 billion in investment across nearly 600 clean energy projects, creating nearly 313,000 new jobs. The clean energy jobs boom is having an outsized impact in low-income and rural communities, where roughly half of the total investment is flowing and where more than half of the total jobs will be created. Clean energy now employs 3.3 million Americans, or 1 in 50 workers nationwide. Clean energy jobs have grown 10% over the past two years, faster than overall energy industry and overall U.S. employment growth. Clean energy industry jobs pay wages that are about 21% higher than average, and 75% of the expected jobs from IRA investments won’t require four-year degrees. Clean energy, electric vehicle, and battery energy storage manufacturing are the primary drivers of the investment surge, with federal investment in clean energy stimulating $5-$6 of private investment into the economy. The IRA is America’s largest-ever investment in climate and clean energy.
#CleanEnergy #Jobs #Investment #InflationReductionAct #EconomicImpact
https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2024/06/25/americas-clean-energy-jobs-boom-313000-new-jobs-and-counting/
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Since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022, private sector companies have announced over $360 billion in investment across nearly 600 clean energy projects, creating nearly 313,000 new jobs. The clean energy jobs boom is having an outsized impact in low-income and rural communities, where roughly half of the total investment is flowing and where more than half of the total jobs will be created. Clean energy now employs 3.3 million Americans, or 1 in 50 workers nationwide. Clean energy jobs have grown 10% over the past two years, faster than overall energy industry and overall U.S. employment growth. Clean energy industry jobs pay wages that are about 21% higher than average, and 75% of the expected jobs from IRA investments won’t require four-year degrees. Clean energy, electric vehicle, and battery energy storage manufacturing are the primary drivers of the investment surge, with federal investment in clean energy stimulating $5-$6 of private investment into the economy. The IRA is America’s largest-ever investment in climate and clean energy.
#CleanEnergy #Jobs #Investment #InflationReductionAct #EconomicImpact
https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2024/06/25/americas-clean-energy-jobs-boom-313000-new-jobs-and-counting/