Regulatory Drivers For CleanTech and Green Jobs: When people think of CleanTech, they usually think of wind turbines and solar panels, but there may be a burgeoning opportunity in energy efficiency. Many states, including Michigan, have adopted Renewable Portfolio Standards that requires utilities to generate a portion of their electricity from renewable sources. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently promulgated a regulation (the GHG BACT) that will require utilities to reduce their carbon emissions, primarily through energy efficiency. However, several members of Congress are trying to cut back on GHG regulations arguing that these regulations are job killers. Come to the Michigan Energy Forum on September 8th to learn about the latest regulatory developments, what they have meant from green jobs in Michigan, and what the future might hold.

1. Michigan Energy Forum: Public Policy September 8, 2011

3. No new groundbreakings last 2 years

4. Escalating capital costs

5. Escalating operating costs

8. Increases emissions from fuel extraction, processing and transportation

9. Infrastructure demand20 Gt CO2 from stationary sources Requires 5-10 times the throughput of all transportation fuels

11. The Rule would create between 81,000 and 101,000 jobs in the pollution abatement and control industry.

12. Between 31,000 and 46,000 jobs would be lost due to higher energy prices leading to reductions in output.

14. Wind PPAs actually signed - $96 MW

20. Huge export opportunity for manufacturers of compact energy systems2009 - $186 billion 2010 - $243 billion 2020 - $1 – 2.3 trillion Global Clean Energy Investment

22. $112 trillion in avoided fuel costs

23. ASES - $4.5 trillion in economic benefit to U.S. by 2030

24. 20 million jobs by 2030

26. 17% of electricity generation from renewables today

27. 32-35% by 2020

28. Most solar deployment in the world

29. Successfully “reindustrialized”the German economy