Policy update
TAEBA released a fact sheet showing that Texas had 254,300 people working in advanced energy as of 2019. This represented more workers than those in Real Estate (231,031), and more than triple those working in Chemical Manufacturing (83,470) across the Lone Star State. Advanced energy employment grew at nearly twice the rate of Texas jobs overall from 2018 to 2019 (4% versus 2%) and employers expected to add another 5% to their headcount in 2020, when surveyed last fall. Click here to continue reading the press release or below to download the fact sheet>
Virginia AEE submitted comments to the State Corporation Commission related to its docket on energy storage deployment* [Case PUR-2020-00120]. The filing responded to a series of questions posed by the SCC. As Virginia AEE's filing highlights, energy storage has a critical role to play in Virginia's energy transition, driven by the recently enacted Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA). "This is a pivotal moment for the energy storage market in Virginia. At 3.1 gigawatts, the storage targets enacted in the VCEA are some of the most ambitious in the county. It is critical that the Commission establish clear and near-term interim targets that create market certainty and attract the storage industry to invest and grow in Virginia," said Harry Godfrey, Executive Director of Virginia AEE. Click here to continue reading the press release>
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