Thread by @douglewinenergy

There is massive potential for more #EnergyEfficiency in Texas. EE reduces customers' bills, increases reliability & creates jobs. There are 158,882 EE workers in Texas, according to an @E4theFuture report. Many more could be created by #txlege. 1/
ee.e4thefuture.org

There's massive potential for more EE jobs. #Texas is among the worst states for #EnergyEfficiency goals, and we're 36th per capita in EE jobs.

Even so, EE is the 3rd largest energy sector in Texas w/ 31,000 EE businesses employing nearly 159,000 Texans. #txlege #txenergy 2/

Over 6 million TX homes are >20 years old & pre-date statewide building codes. We could create jobs and make the grid more reliable and resilient by improving the energy efficiency of these homes which could lower energy use (and bills) by >40%. #energytwitter 3/

There are #energyefficiency workers in every single Tex#as county with higher concentrations in some non-intuitive places like Martin, Calhoun, Lee, Panola, and Carson Counties, to name just a few.

Let's create more! #txlege #txenergy 4/

There are big workforce needs as demand for #energyefficiency goes up w/ #InflationReductionAct incentives. There's a particular need to increase workforce diversity to better reflect our state.

Lots of opporunity for veterans who comprise 7% of the EE workforce
#txenergy 5/

Bipartisan coalitions voted to reduce energy waste & create #energyefficiency jobs. In 1999, a majority of both Rs & Ds voted to establish EE goals. In 2007 & 2011, bipartisan bills increased the goals. But #txlege has passed no EE increases in 12 yrs. #txenergy #energytwitter 6/

See links below for great info from @e4thefuture and @facesofEE

Texas specific fact sheet is here:
e4thefuture.org/wp-content/upl…
Real examples of Texans working in #energyefficiency are here: e4thefuture.org/wp-content/upl…
Full report can be found here:
ee.e4thefuture.org
#txlege