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The Clean Energy Economy



The Clean Energy Economy: Idaho

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PRESS RELEASE: Idaho Clean Energy Economy Jobs Grew 9 Times Faster than Overall Jobs – Pew Charitable Trusts, June 10, 2009

Idaho has a small but fast-growing piece of America's clean energy economy. The state's number of jobs in the clean energy economy more than doubled between 1998 and 2007, growing at a much faster rate than total jobs. The state has more wind power potential than Oregon and Washington combined, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, and the state university is considering a wind technologies degree program to support that potential industry.1 Additionally, Idaho attracted nearly $28 million in clean technology venture capital in the past three years, all of which has been invested in the Clean Energy category.

 

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