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The Clean Energy Economy



The Clean Energy Economy: Vermont

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PRESS RELEASE: Vermont Clean Energy Economy Jobs Grew Twice as Fast as Overall Jobs – Pew Charitable Trusts, June 10, 2009

Vermont has a small but growing piece of America's clean energy economy. The state has among the highest shares of jobs in the clean energy economy relative to total jobs nationwide. Vermont's average annual growth for jobs in its clean energy economy increased twice as fast as total jobs between 1998 and 2007. The state also attracted more than $53 million in clean technology venture capital in the past three years, almost all of which has been invested in the category of Clean Energy. The state's Energy Efficiency and Affordability Act of 2008 invested $4 million in efficiency and renewable fuels for homes and businesses, with the aim of mitigating a $500 rise in residents' average annual fuel bills between 2004 and 2008.

 

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