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Tennessee’s Clean Energy Story

Tennessee’s Clean Energy Story. Committed leadership, focused strategy, targeted incentives and sound energy policy Legacy of clean energy innovation Unique and dynamic set of partners History of working together at state, local and federal levels Transformational, game-changing “Wins”.

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Tennessee’s Clean Energy Story

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  1. Tennessee’s Clean Energy Story • Committed leadership, focused strategy, targeted incentives and sound energy policy • Legacy of clean energy innovation • Unique and dynamic set of partners • History of working together at state, local and federal levels • Transformational, game-changing “Wins”

  2. Our Clean Energy Strategy • Jobs Cabinet Approach • Leverage our strong business climate and strategic partnerships • Create smart, flexible and innovative incentives • Invest in our workforce • Clearly define the sector • Create and build on early wins

  3. Four areas of recommendations How government can lead by example (LBE) How to improve residential efficiency How to expand production and use of renewable energy How to grow the clean energy sector in Tennessee 2009 Clean Energy Future Act Bonded retrofit ESCO program for state buildings State fleet EV and CAFE targets Mandates EnergyStar Establishes residential building code Classifies CET as and “emerging industry” Task Force on Energy Policy

  4. Volunteer State Solar Initiative ($62.5 M) Tennessee Solar Institute Innovation Grants Installation Grants West Tennessee Solar Farm 5 MW solar demonstration farm and education center Electric Vehicle Partnership ($100 M) Multi-state proposal led by ETEC and Nissan Support deployment of 1,000 EVs and charging infrastructure across Tennessee $5 M matching funding from Energy Office ARRA Highlights

  5. That’s great, but why should I care? • “Green Jobs” are real and are here today • Economic development and environmental sustainability are not mutually exclusive • There will be winners and losers • The Southeast is strategically positioned to become one of the big winners… but it will take hard work

  6. World energy consumption is projectedto increase by 50% from 2005 to 2030 Quadrillion Btu 695 652 608 563 513 462 400 366 347 309 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 Source: Oak Ridge National Lab, International Energy Outlook 2008, DOE/EIA-0484(2008), Energy Information Administration, June 2008

  7. Four reasons for clean energy • Energy Assurance • We need to produce more at home to make sure we have energy in 2030 • Economic Development and Jobs • Someone will have to make a lot of parts for power plants, between now an 2030… It might as will be us. • Climate Change • If it does exist and we don’t do something, Atlanta will be at the beach in 2030 • National Security • No one likes the idea of mediating international energy disputes between counties in 2030

  8. What you can do locally • Manage the message and expectations • Get to know your state energy office • Align local efforts with state policy and recruitment efforts • Leverage the public workforce development system, technology centers, community colleges and universities to deliver targeted green jobs training

  9. Remember that: • “Green Jobs” are real and are here today • Economic development and environmental sustainability are not mutually exclusive • There will be winners and losers • The Southeast is strategically positioned to become one of the big winners… but it will take hard work

  10. Ryan GoochEnergy Policy DirectorTennessee Dept. of Economic & Community Development 615-741-2994 ryan.gooch@tn.gov

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