MIDATLANTIC |
STATE | COMPANY/
PROGRAM | JOBS ANNOUNCED | PROJECT INFO | LOCATION &
DISTRICT | SECTOR/
STATUS |
| NJ | Constellation Energy and Newark Housing Authority | 60 full-time jobs for efficiency upgrades; 200 in total | Constellation will invest $50 million in energy conservation measures at 39 Newark housing developments. These investments are guaranteed to provide more than $78 million in savings over a 15-year period. | Newark, NJ - Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D), Sen. Robert Menendez (D), Rep. Donald Payne (D-10) | Energy Efficiency
In Progress |
MIDWEST |
STATE | COMPANY/PROGRAM | JOBS ANNOUNCED | PROJECT INFO | LOCATION &
DISTRICT | SECTOR/
STATUS |
| MI | General Motors | 320 new/retained jobs | General Motors plans to invest $385 million in their Romulus engine plant to produce a new fuel-efficient motor. | Detroit, MI - Sen. Carl Levin (D), Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D), Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-13) | Manufacturing (Efficient Vehicles)
In Progress |
| MO | Milbank Manufacturing | 57 new jobs planned | Milbank has branched into manufacturing components for renewable technologies, including wind turbines, solar generators, and electric car plug-ins; the company has announced plans to hire 57 new workers. | Kansas City, MO - Sen. Roy Blunt (R), Sen. McCaskill (D); Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-5) | Manufacturing (Wind/Solar)
In Progress |
| NE | Third Planet Windpower | 150-225 jobs during construction; 5-7 full-time jobs | Third Planet Windpower has commissioned its 40.5 MW wind project which will generate enough electricity to power approximately 12,000 homes. | Petersberg, NE - Sen. Mike Johanns (R), Sen. Ben Nelson (D), Rep. Adrian Smith (R-3) | Generation (Wind)
In Operation |
| NE | Edison Mission Group; Midwest Wind Energy, LLC; Nebraska Public Power District | 100 construction jobs | Construction has begun on the $145 million Broken Bow wind project, which will generate up to 80 MW and supply energy to 25,000 homes in Nebraska. | Broken Bow, NE - Sen. Mike Johanns (R), Sen. Ben Nelson (D), Rep. Adrian Smith (R-3) | Generation (Wind)
In Progress |
| WI | Gearbox Express | Goal of creating 100 jobs by 2012 | Gearbox Express will repair and remanufacture wind turbine gearboxes; the company is opening a facility in 2012. | Mukwango, WI - Sen. Ron Johnson (R); Sen. Herbert Kohl (D); Rep. Paul Ryan (D-1) | Manufacturing (Wind)
Announced |
| OK, AK, TN, other states | Clean Line Energy Partners LLC and Pelco Structural LLC | 1000's of new jobs projected through transmission project; 100 jobs at Pelco | CLEP's Oklahoma subsidiary will oversee the opening portion of the $3.5 billion transmission line project set to bring 7,000 MW in wind power to the Eastern U.S. from Oklahoma wind farms; construction is scheduled to begin in 2014 with service three years later, and could provide Claremore’s Pelco Structural with $300 million in work orders for support poles. | Sen. Tim Coburn (R-OK), Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR), Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN); Rep. Dan Boren (D-2) | Transmission
Announced |
SOUTHEAST |
STATE | COMPANY/PROGRAM | JOBS ANNOUNCED | PROJECT INFO | LOCATION &
DISTRICT | SECTOR/
STATUS |
| FL | American Energy Innovations | 600 new jobs planned over next five years | American Energy Innovations, a wind energy component manufacturer, has announced plans to hire up to 600 workers over the next five years. | Marin County, FL - Sen. Bill Nelson (D), Sen. Marco Rubio (R); Rep. Thomas Rooney (R-16) | Manufacturing (Wind)
In Operation |
SOUTH CENTRAL
|
STATE | COMPANY/PROGRAM | JOBS ANNOUNCED | PROJECT INFO | LOCATION &
DISTRICT | SECTOR/
STATUS |
| TX | WindData | 30+ new jobs within three years and another 100 jobs within 10 years | WindData, a renewable energy data company, will open a five-building $210 million data center in Pflugerville. Groundbreaking on the facility is expected in 2012. | Pflugerville, TX - Sen. John Cornyn (R), Sen. Kay Hutchinson (R); Rep. Michael McCaul (R-10) | Manufacturing (Wind)
In Progress |
| TX | Aspen Power | 160 direct jobs and 245 indirect jobs over next 10 years | A 54 MW biomass facility in Lufkin has qualified for a federal grant; the plant is using 430,000 tons annually of waste products to generate power. | Lufkin, TX - Sen. John Cornyn (R), Sen. Kay Hutchinson; Rep. Louis Gohmert (R-1) | Generation (Biomass)
In Operation |
| TX | Texas Weatherization Assistance Program | 1,000 jobs created | After a slow start, Texas has surpassed its goal of weatherizing more than 38,000 homes, creating more than 1,000 jobs across the state and training 3,000 workers. | Statewide - Sen. John Cornyn (R), Sen. Kay Hutchison (R) | Energy Efficiency
In Progress |
WEST |
STATE | COMPANY/PROGRAM | JOBS ANNOUNCED | PROJECT INFO | LOCATION &
DISTRICT | SECTOR/
STATUS |
| CA | Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System | 1,400 construction and 86 permanent jobs | BrightSource Energy, NRG and Google are building a 392 MW solar thermal power plant. The plant will use BrightSource’s solar power tower design. When complete in 2013, Ivanpah will generate enough electricity to power 140,000 homes. | Nipton, CA - Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D), Sen. Barbara Boxer (D), Rep. Howard McKeon (R-25) | Generation (Solar)
In Progress |
| CA | Viridis Fuels | 50 full-time jobs | Viridis Fuels plans to construct an $80 million biodiesel processing facility using multiple feedstocks to produce up to 20 MMgy of ASTM-compliant biofuel. | West Oakland, CA - Sen. Barbara Boxer (D), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-9) | Biofuels
Announced |
| WA | Appliance Depot | 6 full-time jobs and trained 200 unemployed workers | Appliance Deport refurbishes and reuses old appliances, while providing training for unemployed workers. | Bellingham, WA - Sen. Maria Cantwell (D), Sen. Patty Murray (D); Rep. Rick Larsen (D-2) | Energy Efficiency
In Operation |
