Advanced Energy United Reports

Advanced energy employs 3.4 million workers across the United States, supporting more jobs than retail stores and twice as many as hotels and motels.

These are some of the findings of AEE’s analysis of the latest data on energy sector employment. 

Our energy system is going through a period of transformational change. Evolving consumer preferences, dynamic new technologies and services, and the need to replace aging infrastructure are creating new opportunities for states across the country to modernize the energy sector.

The $200 billion national advanced energy market is already benefiting Nevada’s economy. In 2018, the clean energy industry supported more than 25,000 jobs across the state in sectors such as solar, geothermal and energy efficiency.

Our energy system is going through a period of transformational change. Evolving consumer preferences, dynamic new technologies and services, and the need to replace aging infrastructure are creating new opportunities for states across the country to modernize the energy sector.

The $200 billion national advanced energy market is already benefiting New Mexico’s economy. The advanced energy industry now supports more than 11,000 jobs across the state in sectors such as solar, wind and energy efficiency and is poised to provide the technology and services that can accelerate the transition to a new era of clean, secure, affordable energy.

Our energy system is going through a transformational change. Evolving consumer preferences, dynamic new technologies, and the need to replace aging infrastructure are all contributing to a rapidly changing energy landscape. And with this change, comes opportunity.

In addition to supporting over a half million jobs in California and 3.4 million jobs across the United States, the advanced energy industry is poised to provide the technology and know-how to accelerate the transition to a new era of secure, clean, affordable energy.

In Virginia, several voluntary renewable energy tariffs have been introduced by the state’s two largest investor-owned utilities, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Co. Customers also have the option to purchase renewable energy from competitive service providers, with certain restrictions.

The challenge is: are current options sufficient to meet the growing demands of Virginia’s diverse businesses that want renewable energy to power their operations?

Our energy system is going through a transformational change. Evolving consumer preferences, dynamic new technologies, and aging infrastructure are causing the energy system as we have known it to modernize. And with this change, comes opportunity.

In addition to supporting more than 100,000 jobs in Ohio and 3.4 million jobs across the nation, the advanced energy industry is poised to provide the technology and know-how to bring in a new era of secure, clean, and affordable energy.

AEE submitted comments to the U.S. Trade Representative expressing concerns about including certain advanced energy products in its proposed tariffs on imports from China.

AEE's comments outline the impacts of proposed tariffs on advanced energy products such as smart thermostats, electric vehicles, and wind turbine components.

AEE submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) asking DOE to reject FirstEnergy Solutions’ March 29 request for an order under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act.

The request from an owner of power plants operating in competitive wholesale electricity markets is for emergency financial support for a wide range of coal and nuclear plants across the PJM Interconnection (PJM) region, which stretches from Maryland to parts of Ohio. 

Our energy system is going through a transformational change. Evolving consumer preferences, dynamic new technologies, and aging infrastructure are causing the energy system as we have known it to modernize. And with this change, comes opportunity.

In addition to supporting more than 119,000 jobs in Illinois and 3.3 million jobs across the United States, the advanced energy industry is poised to provide the technology and know-how to bring in a new era of secure, clean, and affordable energy.

In its filed comments, Virginia Advanced Energy Economy supported the Va. Dept. of Environmental Quality's proposed regulations to implement a carbon trading system to reduce emissions to meet  Governor McAuliffe's Executive Directive 11, highlighting positive economic impact, including significant in-state investment (up to $4.6 billion) and adding 30,000 to 40,000 jobs.