Director of Energy Jobs @Energy delivering on promise of good union jobs and a stable climate. Mom of 2/bicyclist/baker/hiker/Michigander in CA. Tweets my own
Aug 8, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Major incentives for labor standards and domestic content in the IRA will change our jobs metrics from counting heads to accounting for job quality. Renewable projects get 5X the incentives if they meet prevailing wage and apprenticeship standards. Here’s why that matters—>
These standards will certainly help the incumbent workforce, and support a just transition for displaced fossil workers. Also, it will *pull* more workers into great career-track clean energy jobs. >>
May 5, 2020 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
Offshore wind requires many of the same skilled workers and supply chains as offshore oil drilling.
Geothermal, solar thermal, and biomass requires many of the same skilled workers and supply chains as coal and natural gas plants.
