DO NOTHING CONGRESS COSTS WIND JOBS – STUDY

Study Confirms PTC Uncertainty's Impact On Wind Jobs, Reveals Top States For Clean Energy Jobs

16 August 2012 (North American Windpower)

“As many as 37,409 jobs could be created from the more than 70 major clean energy projects announced across the U.S. during the second quarter of this year [but the potential end of the production tax credit (PTC) already is putting a damper on the growth of the wind industry], according to a recent report from Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), a national group of business leaders who advocate for sound economic and environmental policies…

“In the second quarter, E2 tracked 12 wind project announcements that are poised to create about 2,300 jobs, compared to 31 wind project announcements that would create more than 9,100 jobs in the first quarter of this year…[but] uncertainty over the production tax credit…[is] already taking its toll on job creation in that sector…”

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“…[T]he top [5] states for clean energy jobs in the second quarter were…California (16 projects announced with 20,879 possible jobs)…Florida (three projects announced with 7,375 possible jobs)…New York (three projects announced with 1,408 possible jobs)…Michigan (nine projects announced with 1,319 possible jobs)…Colorado (two projects announced with 1,100 possible jobs)…

“Clean energy projects were announced in 30 states in the second quarter. Nearly one-third of the announcements were in Midwest states, including Michigan, Ohio and Illinois.”

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