Climate Solutions Energy Efficiency and Economic Opportunity

1. Climate Solutions Energy Efficiency and Economic Opportunity NW Power and Conservation Council July 15, 2009 Lisa Adatto Oregon Director

2. Climate Solutions • Accelerate practical, profitable solutions by: • Galvanizing leadership • Growing investment • Bridging divides A Rich Vision: Economic opportunity and jobs in the clean energy revolution A practical way to get involved • Business Leaders for Climate Solutions

3. Why maximize energy efficiency? • Create new jobs in the region • Climate Solutions/Clean Edge jobs report • Diverse jobs: urban and rural • Keep jobs: Save money and Increase our industry’s competitiveness • Industry testimony • Energy efficiency “savings” improve the bottom line • Energy efficiency reduces the need for new power generation

4. Why maximize energy efficiency? • Energy efficiency provides cost savings which mitigate costs associated with reducing greenhouse gasses

5. Optimal example of climate prosperity and jobs

6. Jobs report: Carbon-Free Prosperity 2025 REPORT OVERVIEW In Carbon-Free Prosperity 2025,we highlight: • The region’s key assets (strengths) and barriers (weaknesses) • The top five clean-tech opportunities for the region, according to our interview and research findings • How the region can create between 41,000 and 63,000 direct jobs by 2025 in just five clean-tech sectors

7. METHODOLOGY • For Carbon-Free Prosperity 2025, Clean Edge employed a comprehensive research methodology which included external interviews and primary and secondary research. The report is based on: • Expert interviews — More than 50 interviewees representing a range of interests including industry, government, and finance • Proprietary Clean Edge data — Market size, cost and pricing data, growth projections, and other key market data for a range of clean-energy sectors • Online research of companies and utilities, third-party data, etc.

8. The Big 5 Opportunities Solar PV Manufacturing Green Building Design Services Wind Power Development Sustainable Bioenergy Smart Grid Technologies These industries have the potential to create more than 63,000 new jobs in the Pacific Northwest by 2025 — a figure that matches the employment in Silicon Forest during its height as a chip manufacturing center

9. Energy Efficiency job categories • Energy efficiency consultants • Executives leading companies who supply energy efficiency controls and equipment • Project managers; Communications experts • Software engineers and designers • Entrepreneurs • Carpenters and remodelers; Smart meter installers • Lighting and window suppliers • Bankers, lawyers, financial experts • Manufacturing supervisors, monitors, planners, technicians, engineers

10. Diversity of Green Activity

12. Northwest Food Processors Association—Energy Efficiency • NWFPA membership committed to voluntarily reduce their energy intensity by 25 percent over the next 10 years • Northwest food processors are the first major industrial segment in the U.S. to commit to such a sweeping energy efficiency goal. • Purpose is to assure that NW food processing industries remain competitive in the global marketplace,”

13. Auxiliary Financial Benefits • Tax revenues associated with new jobs • Savings on energy = economic benefits for other sectors of the economy (example: Portland’s “Green Dividend”)

14. Now is the time“Seize the day!” • Expected climate regulation creates momentum • Alignment of energy efficiency investment, policy, and strategy: codes, audits, loans, grants, regional programs • Increased public awareness