Renewing America
It is time to reshape America’s Energy Future with Jobs for the 21st Century
Investing in energy development is long overdue and has the potential of creating hundreds of thousands of jobs. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded U.S. energy infrastructure a D+ in 2013 and found a $107 billion investment gap in our electricity infrastructure. Closing the gap would save American businesses $126 billion, prevent the loss of 529,000 jobs and avert $656 billion in personal income losses by 2020.
The U.S. will continue to be dependent on a variety of energy resources, including solar and wind. Modernizing and upgrading America’s electric transmission system alone could create an additional 150,000 to 200,000 jobs every year over the next two decades and make energy delivery more efficient and reliable.
Infographic from energy.gov