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Workforce Needs In The Renewable Energy Industry Rich Ferguson, PhD Research Director, CEERT February 5, 2011

Workforce Needs In The Renewable Energy Industry Rich Ferguson, PhD Research Director, CEERT February 5, 2011. WORKFORCE NEEDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY POWERPLANTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies

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Workforce Needs In The Renewable Energy Industry Rich Ferguson, PhD Research Director, CEERT February 5, 2011

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  1. Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies Workforce Needs In The Renewable Energy Industry Rich Ferguson, PhD Research Director, CEERT February 5, 2011

  2. WORKFORCE NEEDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY POWERPLANTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies Research by Rhonda S. Mills, Alexandra Kravetz and Ryan Drobek November 4, 2010

  3. Southern California Survey Focus • The region is an excellent illustration of economic development coming from the clean energy sector. • SoCal has the best combination of renewable “fuels” in North America. • Next to large populations with huge electricity demands. • Best in Class: • The world’s most-experienced • and innovative renewable energy • companies are proposing to build • dozens of clean powerplants • in Southern California. Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  4. Tehachapi Wind Second-best wind resource in the state. Vast amounts untapped. 4,000+ MW in pipeline. Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  5. Mohave Solar Only the Sahara Desert and Chilean Andes have better solar fuel. 8,000+ MW pending permit applications Kern, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego and SLO Counties. Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  6. Salton Sea and Mammoth Lakes Geothermal Geothermal is 24/7 Baseload Power. It replaces Coal. Imperial County has 2,000 MW potential to tap. Mammoth Lakes and the Geysers rich in reservoirs. Several projects in development. Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  7. Key Renewable Projects 2010-2011 and the CEERT Survey Region Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  8. CEERT SURVEYED 14 CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPERS IN SOCAL WE ASKED: What Kind of Workforce is Needed to Build Your Project? How Many People are Needed? How Long Will It Take to Build the Project? What Type of Workforce is Needed to Operate the Plant After It Is Built? How Long Will the Powerplant Operate? Photo: EngineerLive.com Photo: Ashhurst Engineering & Construction Co. Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  9. WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT 14 CLEAN POWER PROJECTS: The clean energy build-out requires a large workforce. Thousands of workers are needed at the 14 sites in Southern California between 2010-2015 to build the powerplants. Hundreds of Operations and Maintenance jobs are needed for the next 20-30 years. Skilled and general laborers, project managers, equipment operators, engineers and office personnel will run the plants. Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  10. GEOTHERMAL & WINDCONSTRUCTION workforce needs Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  11. Monthly Construction Jobs Estimates 2 Geothermal Projects: 211 MW Length of Construction: 3 – 4 Years 413 JOBS Monthly Average 829 JOBS Monthly Peak 93 JOBS Operations & Maintenance (30 Year Lifecycle) Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  12. Eagle Rock Timber, Inc. Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  13. Monthly Construction Jobs Estimates 3 Wind Projects: 1,070 MW Length of Construction: 1 – 3 Years 727 JOBS Monthly Average 975 JOBS Monthly Peak 84 JOBS Operations & Maintenance (25 Year Lifecycle) Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  14. SOURCE: “The Economic Impacts of the Proposed Pacific Wind Project Kern County, CA, October 21, 2010” Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  15. Over 7,700 MW of Solar Projects Prioritized in Southern California Power Tower Stirling Engine Photovoltaic Parabolic Trough Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  16. Large-SCALE solarCONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE NEEDS Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  17. 3,773 JOBS Monthly Average 6,841 JOBS Monthly Peak 771 JOBS Operations & Maintenance (25 Year Lifecycle) Source: CEERT Renewable Powerplants Jobs Survey, 2010 Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  18. Construction Workforce ESTIMATES 1,000 MW Parabolic Trough PLANT Construction Period: ~6 Years Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  19. OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE JOBS EARNINGS 250 MW SOLAR THERMAL POWERPLANT Source: CEERT Renewable Powerplants Jobs Survey, 2010, Abengoa Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  20. Construction Workforce Needs 250 MW Photovoltaic System Construction Period Length: ~3 Years Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  21. UNEMPLOYMENT RATES HIGH IN CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT COUNTIES Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  22. COUNTY SNAPSHOTS July 2009-July 2010 Construction Job Losses 2009-2010 Utility, Transportation Job Losses 2009-2010 Construction/Utility Jobs Gains From 14 Projects In CEERT Survey Jobs lost: 200 Jobs lost: 400 1 Stirling 2 Geo 962 MW 3 Wind 2 Solar 1970 MW 5 Solar 30 MW 4 Solar 2000 MW 1 Solar 250 MW 09-10 Change: -14.3% 09-10 change: -3.9% IMPERIAL Jobs lost: 1,600 Jobs lost: 100 2,528 Jobs 773 Jobs 200 Jobs 212 Jobs 2014 Jobs 09-10 change: -12.6% 09-10 change: -0.2% KERN 1-4 Years 0.5 Year 3.5 Years 3.5 - 6 Years 3- 4 Years Jobs lost: 13,400 Jobs lost: 7,300 09-10 change: -11.7% 09-10 change: -1% LOS ANGELES Jobs lost: 10,000 Jobs lost: 3,300 RIVERSIDESAN BERNARDINO • 09-10 change: -14.7% 09-10 change: -1.2% Jobs lost: 700 Jobs lost: 500 09-10 change: -13.7% 09-10 change: -2.7% SAN LUIS OBISPO Source: July 2010 Statistics CA EDD, Labor Market Information Division Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  23. INBOUND INVESTMENTS Typical Powerplant $250M - $1.5B TAXES & FEES Local, State, Federal Sales, Property, Tx-CUP Fees SKILLED & NON-SKILLED LABOR Carpentry-Ironwork Operators-Electrical Cement-Millwright CLEAN ENERGY JOBS ECONOMIC BENEFITS OPERATIONS 20-40 Years SITE LABOR 100s-1000s Employed Per Month to Build Construction Length Typically 1 - 4 Years Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  24. Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies www.ceert.org

  25. Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies

  26. Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies For further information about the CEERT renewable energy workforce survey please contact: Rhonda Mills rhonda@ceert.org

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