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- 1. Exploring the Roleof Cities in Supporting the Energy Efficiency Workforce ACEEE Webinar July 26, 2018 About ACEEE: The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy acts as a catalyst to advance energy efficiency policies, programs, technologies, investments, and behaviors. For information about ACEEE and its programs, publications, and conferences, visit aceee.org.
- 2. Today’s panelists Mary Shoemaker American Council foran Energy-Efficient Economy Veronica Soto Emerald Cities Los Angeles Camille Pollan City of New Orleans Office of Resilience and Sustainability Adam Jacobs City of Boston Department of Environment
- 3. The energy efficiencyworkforce
- 4. Size of thenational energy efficiency workforce Source: Adapted from 2018 US Energy Employment Report (USEER) www.usenergyjobs.org/
- 5. Key issues facingthe energy efficiency workforce • Energy efficiency establishments expected to see 9% growth in 2018 • While poised for growth, the industry faces challenges • Replacing a retiring workforce • Workforce is less diverse than the national workforce • Opportunity to influence and nurture expected growth to achieve diverse, local, robust workforce
- 6. Developing a robustenergy efficiency workforce Findings from ACEEE research, Through the Local Government Lens: Developing the Energy Efficiency Workforce
- 7. Local strategies for workforce development Leverage relationshipswith key stakeholders Lead by example through policies and programs How can local governments help foster a robust, diverse efficiency workforce?
- 8. Key stakeholders forlocal government Before focusing on local strategies, it’s helpful to engage other potential partners to leverage their workforce development efforts. Source: Through the Local Government Lens: Developing the Energy Efficiency Workforce aceee.org/research-report/u1805 • Energy Utilities • Unions • Energy efficiency industry- support organizations • State government • Community-based organizations and nonprofits • Community colleges • Weatherization providers
- 9. Local workforce developmentactivities Category Activity Examples Workforce development goals Align energy efficiency and workforce development goal-setting efforts Milwaukee, WI. Local jobs goal in ReFresh Milwaukee Training programs Offer workforce development programs alongside energy efficiency policies Vancouver, BC. Training and High Performance Building Centre of Excellence Sponsor, promote, and/or facilitate third- party training opportunities Boston, MA. Utility-funded BOC training Job access strategies Enact inclusive procurement processes and contracting processes for energy efficiency projects New Orleans, LA. City-utility training and disparity study. Portland, OR. Clean Energy Works Portland. Miscellaneous activities Support clean energy accelerators and hubs Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator. Form community partnerships Knoxville, TN. Knoxville Extreme Energy Makeover program Source: Through the Local Government Lens: Developing the Energy Efficiency Workforce aceee.org/research-report/u1805
- 10. Equity & WorkforceDevelopment Presented By Veronica Soto, Program Director July 26, 2018
- 11. Who We Are Green OurCities Strengthen Our Democracy Build Our Communities Help Build Equitable, Sustainable, Resilient Communities.
- 12. Economic Inclusion Goals •Address the demand (projects) and supply (workforce) impacts of infrastructure investment and the green economy. • Expand access to high-wage careers and business opportunities through comprehensive alignment of workforce development resources and contracting and procurement operations to benefit all stakeholders. • Implement compliance systems and processes to ensure transparency, accountability and validated public policy outcomes.
- 13. Community College Industry Partners Immediate Outcomes: • STEMCareer Exposure • Education • Internships • College Credit • College-Ready • Career-Ready Options upon HS graduation: • Community College/University Enrollment • Construction Management Internships • Union Apprenticeship Feeder High School Workforce Development-Youth
- 14. Workforce Development-Skilled Workers Establish Pathway to Apprenticeship (Adult/Disadvantaged Youth) Inventory and Alignment of Existing Resources & Workforce Partners Training Curriculum (MC3 or other) Union Apprenticeship Journeyman Foreman Superintendent Company Owner Union Apprenticeship Journeyman Foreman Superintendent Company Owner APPRENTICESHIP PATHWAY
- 15. Workforce Development-Contractors E-Contractor Academy •Seven-week seminar program • Prepares small, minority contractors to compete for energy efficiency projects • Provides access to training and technical assistance to grow competitive capacity • Provides contracting and procurement assistance to compete in the public sector
- 16. Workforce Development-Contractors E-Contractor AcademySeminars – Introduction to Public Contracting – Introduction to Sustainability/Energy – How to Bid – Estimating & Scheduling – Access to Bonding and Capital – DBE/SBE/DVBE Certification – Safety Training – Labor Compliance & PLA – LCP Tracker Compliance System Training – Project Management – Cash Flow Management – Project Closeout www.e-contractoracademy.com
- 17. City of NewOrleans 17 Camille Pollan City of New Orleans’ Office of Resilience and Sustainability
- 18. City of NewOrleans 18 • Louisiana has an estimated 25k energy efficiency jobs (and 3k solar jobs) • Downtown NOLA Energy Challenge (NOLA.gov/EnergyChallenge) • Engages 40 of the largest buildings in downtown area to lower their energy use • Targeting building engineers, operators, and managers for technical trainings throughout 2018 • Uses energy efficiency education and training programs to drive participation in Entergy New Orleans’ incentive program (Energy Smart, administered by APTIM) • Green Professional Operations and Maintenance (GPRO) Essentials course • Teaches principles of high-performance construction to people who build, renovate, and maintain buildings through the. • Partnered with local workforce development organization the Urban League of Louisiana to deliver • Also targets APTIM staff for training and communications to continue engagement with local contractors City of New Orleans’ Office of Resilience and Sustainability
- 19. City of NewOrleans 19 • Raises awareness of city energy efficiency projects among small and disadvantaged businesses. • In 2013, City Council passed a goal of having 35% of all publicly funded projects work with companies certified as DBEs • This ordinance also requires that the city create and maintain a publicly available registry of all businesses or individuals certified as DBEs by the city or a city designee • A 2017 study • found disparities for MBE/WBEs in city utilization, rates of business ownership, access to capital to start and expand businesses, and business failure rates. • recommends expanded city support for these firms through the State and Local Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. • offered recommendations on how the city can increase opportunities for small businesses, including MBE/WBEs, through city contracts and by working with the private sector. • Through partnerships with US Green Building Council (Louisiana) and Delgado Community College, trains small and disadvantaged businesses on green economy initiatives City of New Orleans’ Office of Supplier Diversity
- 20. • Implementation teamwith more than 50% minority-owned, women-owned, and/or disadvantaged businesses as delivery partners • Worked to increase supplier diversity by providing local businesses with the necessary experience to thrive and grow in the energy efficiency sector. • Partners with multiple small, minority, and/or disadvantaged firms to deliver energy efficiency to community members • Engages with local stakeholders such as The Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance (GNOHA) to help identify ways to extend incentives to affordable housing developers • Supports contractor training initiatives in partnership with diverse local organizations • Partners with nonprofits that are ineligible for supplier diversity certifications such as Urban League • Works collaboratively with the Office of Resilience and Sustainability to support their mutual efforts to deliver energy efficiency across New Orleans Entergy New Orleans’ Energy Smart Program (energy efficiency incentives administered by APTIM)
- 21. Boston - UtilitySponsored EE Workforce Training City of Boston, Environment Department Adam Jacobs, Energy Manager
- 22. Energy Efficiency inMassachusetts M.G.L. ch. 25, § 21 - Section 21. (a) To mitigate capacity and energy costs for all customers, the department shall ensure that (...) electric and natural gas resource needs shall first be met through all available energy efficiency and demand reduction resources that are cost effective or less expensive than supply. Utility Type Electric Gas Energy Savings % of Forecasted Sales (2016-2018) 2.93% 1.24% Energy Savings (MWh for electric, Dth for gas) 4,117,539 8,580,962 Performance Incentive at Design Level $100 million $18 million
- 23. Energy Efficiency IncentivePrograms Foundations... Then came...
- 24. Energy Efficiency IncentivePrograms Now what?... PILOT Utility-Sponsored Building Operator Certification (BOC) Training ● 74 hour energy efficiency training (delivered over 8 days) ● Each class covers a different building system or subject ○ HVAC, lighting, controls, electrical, IEQ, benchmarking, etc. ● 30 public sector building engineers and facilities staff from Boston and surrounding communities ● Eversource/National Grid offering tuition reimbursement upon completion of training
- 25. Contact Us! Mary Shoemaker,ACEEE mshoemaker@aceee.org Dave Ribeiro, ACEEE dribeiro@aceee.org Veronica Soto, Emerald Cities Los Angeles vsoto@emeraldcities.org Camille Pollan, City of New Orleans cpollan@nola.gov Adam Jacobs, City of Boston adam.jacobs@boston.gov
Editor's Notes
- #4 To start, I think it would be helpful if we got a better understanding of the size and variety of the energy efficiency workforce. It’s pretty big and it spans quite a few different types of jobs.
- #5 Across the country, there are over 2 million energy efficiency jobs that exist in many traditional industries. Earlier this year the National Association of State Energy Officials, Energy Futures Initiative, and BW Research Partnerships released updated workforce data for the energy industry – including energy efficiency jobs. As you can see in this pie chart, most efficiency jobs occur in construction. These employees support the construction or installation of energy-efficient technologies. The second largest slice of the pie goes to workers in the professional and business services sector. These employees work on software development, finance, management, and legal services. The third largest EE employment sector is manufacturing, and the smallest is wholesale trade, distribution, and transport. Additional Info They replicated the Department of Labor’s process to estimate jobs in other industries in order to estimate jobs in the energy workforce, and they identified about 2.25 million individuals either in part or in full on energy efficiency as of 2017. NASEO and EFI 2018 count a job as an energy efficiency job if any amount of time is spent on energy efficiency activities. For example, they count HVAC installers who spend only a fraction of their time installing efficient units as workers in the energy efficiency industry. This is consistent with the Bureau of Labor Statistics methodology for estimating jobs by industry. Professional/business services: Includes 449,800 EE jobs Construction jobs: EE construction represents about 18% of the 7.1 million construction jobs across the US Manufacturing: jobs involved in the manufacture of ENERGY STAR-rated appliances or other products like energy-efficient building and lighting services. Does not include process efficiency (e.g. manufacturers that produce foods using EE-equipment, machinery, or processes). Wholesale trade, distribution, and transport: Includes 167,500 EE jobs
- #6 The good news is that the EE workforce is expected to grow 9% over the course of 2018. However, the industry still faces a few challenges. EE businesses report that they are concerned they won’t be able to find qualified young workers to replace older workers who will soon be retiring. Another challenge is that the EE workforce is less diverse in terms of gender and race than the national workforce However, these challenges present an opportunity to influence the growth of this industry so that it happens in a way that strengthens communities, makes the workforce more inclusive. Additional info Construction employers report expected Energy Efficiency job growth of 11 percent by the end of 2018. Other challenges: While demand for EE jobs is projected to grow, this growth may not happen uniformly across the country Funding for workforce development – whether from local, state, or federal sources – is uncertain The variety of technologies and services for which workers in the EE workforce are trained, so there is no single education or skills path for the industry to pursue.
- #7 Last month ACEEE released a report on the role of cities in supporting their local energy efficiency workforce. To collect information for this report, we reviewed existing literature on this topic and interviewed 26 experts, including about 7 officials from city sustainability offices. I’ll provide a brief overview of our findings before turning it over to our guest speakers.
- #8 Local governments have quite a few options for supporting a robust energy efficiency workforce. First, cities can leverage existing workforce development efforts led by community members, like nonprofits, utilities, and unions. Second, cities can lead by example by supporting and hiring diverse contractors to work on city-funded efficiency projects in public and private buildings. Additional content Many cities have agencies that already focus on energy efficiency, economic development, or both. City sustainability offices often administer energy efficiency incentives for community members or develop plans to achieve citywide energy savings or greenhouse gas reduction goals. W Workforce development boards, coordinated at the local, state, or regional level, connect employers and prospective hires and support local businesses. Most workforce boards already work in the manufacturing and construction sectors, which encompass the majority of energy efficiency jobs.
- #9 I won’t get too far into the weeds with each of these stakeholders, but I would like to highlight how local governments can engage with a couple of them. To start, cities can: Work with energy utilities to promote existing utility-administered efficiency training programs and incentives. Additionally, cities can work with utilities to identify new training opportunities where they are needed, as we’ll learn from Boston. Local governments can also harness the expertise of students in energy efficiency-related fields of study at local community colleges to deliver city-led efficiency programs. For more examples as to how cities can coordinate with each of these other stakeholders, I’d invite you to take a look at our report. Additional Info Unions Determine which union-led energy efficiency training programs are available Work with local unions to determine local energy efficiency workforce needs and use findings to inform city strategies Energy efficiency industry-support organizations (trade associations) Coordinate availability of local energy efficiency workforce to support implementation of existing and upcoming policies and programs Facilitate relationships between state and national trade association chapters and community colleges so they can coordinate around jobs, skill set gaps within the industry, and industry-led teaching opportunities State government Promote and coordinate with state-led building energy code compliance trainings, energy efficiency incentives, and workforce development programs Community-based organizations and nonprofits Work with community-based organizations and nonprofits to identify and design energy efficiency training opportunities that meet the needs of community members, particularly from underserved populations Community colleges Connect community colleges with local workforce investment boards and chambers of commerce so they can update coursework to reflect local industries’ needs Weatherization providers Publicize weatherization training opportunities through one-stop career centers
- #10 Now that we’ve taken a birdseye view of the local energy efficiency ecosystem, here are the strategies we identified in our research. 1. We grouped these recommendations into four categories, the first of which is workforce development goals. Many cities establish energy efficiency or greenhouse gas reduction targets, as well as goals to create green jobs or support a particular number of job seekers across industries. Cities can align these goal-setting and long-term planning processes and embed equity throughout. 2. Our second bucket includes training programs. Cities often offer incentives for local residents and businesses to help them save energy, and they can offer training alongside these programs to ensure the local workforce is available. We recognize that local governments often have limited resources, so another option would be to support existing training programs, for example, led by nonprofits and associations. 3. Our third bucket, job access strategies, is not just about creating new jobs but about ensuring existing jobs are available to individuals in all communities, including low-income households and communities of color. This encompasses inclusive procurement activities, which I touched on earlier but Veronica will describe in greater detail. 4. Our last bucket is kind of a catch all. We came a across a few clean energy accelerators, incubators, or hubs, which cities can work to support. A couple of examples include the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, Powerhouse in Oakland, and Potential Energy DC. Lastly, cities should collaborate with efficiency employers, community-based organizations, and others who can identify the highest impact workforce development pathways. Alternative if time is crunched There’s a number of things cities could do, from X to Y to Z, I won’t walk through it all now, but we’ll touch on some of these themes throughout this webinar.
- #11 Next up I’d like to introduce our first guest speaker, Veronica Soto.
- #19 Even if utilities and cities do not partner on programs, local governments can promote utility-led energy efficiency training efforts to residents and businesses.
- #20 minority- and women-owned businesses (MBE/WBEs). Business ownership low particularly for African and Hispanic Americans in the construction industries Delgado partnership includes a test preparation class for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design exam