{"id":18139,"date":"2018-07-19T12:47:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T16:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=18139"},"modified":"2018-07-19T13:13:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T17:13:08","slug":"report-more-renewables-could-mean-5000-new-jobs-and-8b-in-investment-for-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/07\/19\/report-more-renewables-could-mean-5000-new-jobs-and-8b-in-investment-for-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: More renewables could mean 5,000 new jobs and $8B in investment for Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/07\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-18140 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/07\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/07\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/07\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/07\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Last year, I highlighted how voters in Ohio <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2017\/09\/15\/facebook-and-voters-see-the-benefit-of-clean-energy-in-ohio\/\">overwhelmingly support<\/a> developing more clean energy like solar and wind over more traditional resources like coal.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio has a remarkable opportunity to capture the benefits of a growing renewable energy market. A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poweringohio.org\/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=po&amp;utm_content=dmpost\">new report<\/a> shows the state could boost supply chains and create local jobs by developing more wind and solar, potentially creating more than 5,500 jobs and bringing in nearly $8 billion in investment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Multibillion-dollar opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ohio is part of PJM, the regional grid operator for all or part of 13 states. Eleven of these (including Ohio) have state requirements for a minimum amount of renewable energy and, under the current laws, these requirements will be 67 percent higher across PJM in 2025 than today.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>How are these states going to get all of that renewable energy? As the regional market continues to grow, Ohio can capture both investment and economic growth by building wind and solar facilities, providing itself and other PJM states with clean electricity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/07\/new-PJM-renewable-reqs-PO-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18151\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/07\/new-PJM-renewable-reqs-PO-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"767\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/07\/new-PJM-renewable-reqs-PO-3.jpg 767w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/07\/new-PJM-renewable-reqs-PO-3-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Based on modeling, the report finds that Ohio could build 3 gigawatts of wind and 2.2 gigawatts of distributed and utility-scale solar by 2030 \u2013 enough to power more than 1.1 million Ohio homes, or nearly a quarter of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/oh\/PST045217\">state\u2019s total households<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These potential projects represent multibillion-dollar investment opportunities that would create jobs and income, particularly in Ohio\u2019s rural areas, with total growth potential predicted to be more than 5,500 jobs and $2 billion in annual GDP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make it clean<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With its strong manufacturing foundation, Ohio can also supply the equipment needed to build these wind and solar facilities.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because wind and solar construction depend on manufacturing industries in which Ohio excels\u2014steel, fiberglass, machinery, glass. Ohio\u2019s firms and workforce are already well positioned to contribute and even lead in these areas.<\/p>\n<p>According to the American Wind Energy Association, Ohio has <a href=\"http:\/\/awea.files.cms-plus.com\/FileDownloads\/pdfs\/ohio.pdf\">60 manufacturing facilities<\/a> that supply or have supplied materials to the wind supply chain \u2013 more than any other state. For example, Owens Corning has an R&amp;D facility in Granville, OH, focused on fiberglass composites that strengthen turbine blades.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Policy certainty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, state legislators have consistently tried to gut Ohio\u2019s renewable energy standards, creating policy uncertainty and limiting the state\u2019s potential to capitalize on this enormous opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>[Tweet &#8220;Report: More renewables could mean 5,000 new jobs and $8B in investment for Ohio&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In fact, in just the past few months, many state leaders have <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/01\/19\/give-ohio-a-real-chance-to-win-the-amazon-hq2-bid-by-keeping-state-clean-energy-standards-intact\/\">tried to get destructive legislation<\/a> \u2013 House Bill 114 \u2013 off the ground, despite the support voters have demonstrated for clean electricity.<\/p>\n<p>Ohio should not only build wind and solar to power Ohio homes and businesses, it should also lead on manufacturing the parts needed for other states and businesses to build their own facilities. Doing so would help limit harmful pollution from traditional fossil-fuel electricity sources and create jobs, while bringing in billions of investment dollars \u2013 and giving Ohioans what they want.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is the third in a series about the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.poweringohio.org\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=po&amp;utm_content=dmpost\"><em>Powering Ohio vision report<\/em><\/a><em>. You can read my\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/\"><em>first post<\/em><\/a><em> about why Ohio is well positioned and my <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/06\/26\/an-electrified-transportation-future-could-create-thousands-of-jobs-for-this-midwestern-state\/#more-18040\"><em>second post<\/em><\/a><em> on transforming the transportation sector.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, I highlighted how voters in Ohio overwhelmingly support developing more clean energy like solar and wind over more traditional resources like coal. Ohio has a remarkable opportunity to capture the benefits of a growing renewable energy market. 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