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Energy & Natural Resources Cluster

Energy & Natural Resources Cluster. ENR Cluster Snap-Shot. Employment Baseline for Utah Energy and Natural Resource Industries. Revenue from Energy Development for Utah. Sources: U.S. Department of Labor Q2 2011 and Headwaters Economics (2008). Cluster Strategy. Connect

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Energy & Natural Resources Cluster

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  1. Energy & Natural Resources Cluster

  2. ENR Cluster Snap-Shot Employment Baseline for Utah Energy and Natural Resource Industries Revenue from Energy Development for Utah Sources: U.S. Department of Labor Q2 2011 and Headwaters Economics (2008)

  3. Cluster Strategy • Connect • Advance synergistic resources, opportunities and capabilities. • Recognize and promote Utah’s advantages. • Industry • Grow industry supply chains and the various players within them. • Promote reaching Utah’s Energy Goals. • Education • Support advancement of workforce development and training. • Create a general public understanding of the energy sector. • Infrastructure • Assist with electricity transmission initiatives. • Champion planning and technology in transportation.

  4. Energy Working Group Formed in Spring 2009, lead by GOED to facilitate coordination, education, awareness and opportunities for state agencies and their partners engaged in economic development and energy matters.  Impact: duplication of efforts and gaps will be identified and minimized. • Meets on a monthly basis and conducts tours of energy sites around the state  • Two groups spawned in areas where gaps have been identified • Military Installation Energy Consortium (MIEC) • Women in Economic Development & Energy (WIEE) • One major event was also spurred • Utah Renewable Energy Business Summit (REBS), November 2010 • Save the Date • November 16 & 17, 2011, Salt Palace Convention Center

  5. EWG Participants

  6. Renewable Energy Business Summit Goals • Connect existing and emerging businesses w/ growth opportunities in solar, wind, geo and ee industries. • Facilitate linking various players in the RE/EE supply chains in Utah to each other and to out-of-state contacts. • Create awareness of Utah’s support system for RE/EE. • Encourage businesses to leverage government, nonprofit, industry and utility programs and services to develop/expand. • Achieve a minimum of 200+ quality attendees. • Comprehend Utah’s RE/EE industry and marketplace. • Identify how RE/EE fits into the ENR Cluster. • Survey (investigate, examine, evaluate, assess) if Utah can compete for business/jobs in the new energy economy. Results • 423 attendees; includes 251 paying attendees • 17 states with the highest attendance from: UT, OH, CA and MA. • Special guests that paid their own accommodations to attend: • Gamesa, Enxco, Duke Energy, Austin Company, Zions Energy, KeyBank, Stoel Rives, Pacificorp, Enel, eBay, RMT, Unison/DXP and Southwest Windpower. • The largest number of attendees self-selected their types of businesses as: • Consultants, contractors, education, government, law, manufacturers, nonprofits and service.

  7. REBS Support Sponsors • Terawatt Title: Rocky Mountain Power • Gigawatt: Salt Lake Community College, State Energy Program and Department of Workforce Services • Megawatt: Stoel Rives, Ballard Spahr, USTAR, First Wind, Zions Bank, Utah State University and Flying Sensors • Kilowatt: Governor’s Energy Advisor, Holmes Roberts & Owen, Architectural Nexus, Enxco, Questar, Parsons Behle & Latimer and Hunt Electric • Contributing: BLM, EDCUtah, Utah Clean Energy, UGREEN, UMA Expo • 38 Exhibitors: Represented private industry, state and federal government agencies, higher education, nonprofits and Utah’s primary electrical utility.

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