Publications & Reports

Clean Energy Industry in the Bonneville Power Administration Area, by Seattle Jobs Initiative, was commissioned by the Pacific Northwest Center for Excellence for Clean Energy to assess the industry’s current state and future direction. This report helped us establish goals to form PNCECE’s short-term strategic plan.

Industry Skill Standards & Profiles

Supply Side:

• Lineman (2003)
• Millwright (2003)
• Plant Operator & Mechanic (2006)
• Plant Electrician (2009)
• Wind Turbine Technician (2009)
• Combustion Turbine Technician (2009)
• Hydro Worker (DACUM, 2016)
• Utility Foreman (2018)

Demand Side:

• Electrician (2003)
• Instrument Technician (2003)
• Customer Service Representative (2012)
• Energy Program Manager (2014)
• Commercial Bldg Analyst (2014)

Transmission (Bonneville Power Administration):

• Chief Substation Operator III (2006)
• Electrician Foreman III (2006)
• Lineman (2006)
• Lineman Foreman III (2006)
• Power System Control Craftsman I & II (2006)
• Substation Operator (2006)
• System Protection Control Craftsman I & II (2006)

Education & Workforce Resources

• Energy Education Resource Guide, energy and pre-engineering programs in Washington’s Community & Technical Colleges, November 2018
• 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment Report, May 2018
• PNCECE Strategic Plan 2017-2020, May 2017
• Industry Engagement Strategies across Washington State – Findings Report, Prepared for the Washington State Education and Training Coordinating Board, July 2016
• Sustainability and Postsecondary Education in Washington State (briefing paper), Alan Hardcastle, Ph.D., Washington State University Energy Program, June 2014

Clean Energy Trends

• Gov. Inslee’s climate policy for 2021-23
• Mechatronics in Washington State: Manufacturing, Energy, and Marine Sectors, Alan Hardcastle, Ph.D., Washington State University, June 2016
• Smart Grid Skills for the Energy Workforce, Alan Hardcastle, Ph.D., Washington State University Energy Program, August 2013
• Greener Reality: Jobs, Skills, and Equity in a Cleaner U.S. Economy, Sarah White with Laura Dresser and Joel Rogers, COWS-Building the High Road, Center on Wisconsin Strategy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2012
• Growing Washington’s Green Economy: Progress, Opportunities and Challenges, Alan Hardcastle, Ph.D., Washington State University Extension Energy Program, October 2011
• Greener Skills: How Credentials Create Value in the Clean Energy Economy, Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), 2010
• NEET Report, Northwest Energy Efficiency Taskforce Report, Recommendations, Action Plan, October 2009
• Energy Efficiency Industry Trends and Workforce Development in Washington State Study Report, Phase 1, Alan Hardcastle & Stacey Waterman-Hoey, June/Nov 2009
• Renewable Energy Industry Trends and Workforce Development in Washington State, Alan Hardcastle, Ph.D. & Stacey Waterman-Hoey with Rick Kunkle, Washington State University Energy Program, June 2009

Labor Market Data

• 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment Report, May 2018
• The Washington Jobs Project: A Guide to Creating Jobs in Grid Modernization, American Jobs Project, May 2017
• Workforce Challenges of the Electric Power Employers in the Pacific Northwest, October 2013
• The Shocking Truth About the Skills Gap, CareerBuilder, 2013
• WSU Energy Program—Workforce Development Reports
• 2009 Washington State Green Economy Jobs, Washington State Employment Security Department, Labor Market and Economic Analysis, March 2010
• Green Jobs in Washington State: Progress, Opportunities and Challenges, January 2010
• 2008 Washington State Green Economy Jobs, Washington State Employment Security Department, Labor Market and Economic Analysis, January 2008
• Workforce challenges of Electric Sector Employers in Washington and Oregon, Alan Hardcastle, Ph.D., Washington State University Energy Program, January 2008