Publications & Resources
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 (pdf), January 2010
- Task Force on America’s Future Energy Jobs (pdf), National Commission on Energy Policy
- 2008 Washington State Green Economy Jobs (pdf) 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
Clean Energy Trends
- Mechatronics in Washington State: Manufacturing, Energy, and Marine Sectors, Alan Hardcastle, Ph.D., Washington State University, June 2016
- State Sector Strategies, Coming of Age: Implications for State Workforce Policymakers, 2013
- 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 (pdf), 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 (pdf), Alan Hardcastle, Ph.D., Washington State University Extension Energy Program, October 2011
- Greener Skills: How Credentials Create Value in the Clean Energy Economy (pdf), Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS), 2010
- NEET Report (pdf), 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 2009 (updated November 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
Workforce & Education Resources
- Energy Education Resource Guide, November 2018
- 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment Report, May 2018
- PNCECE Strategic Plan 2017-2020, May 2017 (pdf)
- Industry Engagement Strategies across Washington State — Findings Report, Prepared for the Washington State Education and Training Coordinating Board, July 2016 (pdf)
- Energy Education Resource Guide, Energy and electrical pre-engineering programs in Washington state’s community and technical colleges, March 2016 (pdf)
- Sustainability and Postsecondary Education in Washington State (briefing paper), Alan Hardcastle, Ph.D., Washington State University Energy Program, June 2014