Building A Renewable Energy Industry

MOST RECENT STATE REPORT - Massachusetts                     A major commitment to renewable electric generation will reduce our security exposure, help stabilize our climate and provide a multi-billion dollar investment and reindustrialization program. A national program of that size and scope offers a tremendous opportunity for Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts suffered a severe loss of manufacturing jobs over the past seven years. From January 2001 to July 2007 the state lost 112,000 manufacturing jobs, or approximately 27% of its total manufacturing workforce. Manufacturing fell from 13% of the total non-farm workforce to 9% over that time. Report pg 3.

REPP WORKS WITH BLUE-GREEN COALITION                         REPP is working with the United Steeworkers and the Sierra Club to document the state by state potential of a national RPS. State brochures have been done for....Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington,. Wisconsin.

OTHER STATE REPORTS:                                                             Michigan Ohio Wisconsin California Pennsylvania

REPORT BY TECHNOLOGY:                                                           Wind Turbine Development - Location of Manufacturing Activity     Solar PV Development - Location of Economic Activity

EMERGING ISSUES IN RENEWABLE ENERGY LABOR AND RENEWABLES Labor and Renewables Page Nevada PV Bill Nevada Pilot Solar Program Begins Nevada RPS Labor Calculator WIND ENERGY TRENDS AND ISSUES Wind Page Wind Development and Property Values North Carolina Economic Development North Carolina Offshore Wind Permitting Wind Energy for Electric Power RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS Renewable Portfolio Standards Page Arizona RPS Analysis State RPS Policies Nevada RPS Testimonies CLEAN AIR POLICIES Clean Air Policies Page NOx State Implementation Plans Public Benefits Funds REMOTE CONNECTIVITY REPP Belize Press Release Belize Report Picture Source: NREL Photographic Information eXchange (PIX) collection ELECTRICITY GENERATION How Stuff Works: Electricity Generation Picture Source: NREL Photographic Information eXchange (PIX) collection

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