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About
What is "smart energy"?
Smart energy incorporates clean and renewable energies, as well as energy efficiency/conservation and demand-side management products and services. The following table reflects some of the industry groups participating in the Smart Energy Initiative.
| Renewable energy producers (and their suppliers) |
Engineers/architects |
Utilities |
| Roofing Contractors |
Construction (residential/commercial) |
Power traders/brokers |
| Building Contractors |
Commercial developers |
Recycling |
| Energy Efficiency Auditors, Consultants and Service Providers |
Electrical Contractors |
Agriculture |
| Plumbers/HVAC Contractors |
Organized Labor |
Other Trade Groups |
| Demand-Side Management Products/Services |
Grid Management |
Nuclear Energy Producers and Suppliers |
| Geothermal Contractors |
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Why Participate in the Smart Energy Initiative?
The SEI provides comprehensive business and workforce development services to partnering companies. Some of the benefits/services SEI offers to participants include:
- Financial assistance for training current employees.
- Development of a stable industry workforce that provides good job opportunities to all residents in the region.
- Establishment of education programs to supply a pipeline of qualified, entry-level workers.
- Immediate access to an interconnected "web" of business resources.
- Single point of contact for access to grant/loan programs (workforce development, facilities, new construction, etc.).
- Access to high-quality technical expertise (provided by industry leaders).
- International business support.
What is SEI doing to promote industry growth?
- Organizing the emerging energy industry in the region.
- Identifying and addressing workforce development, human resource and other business needs.
- Developing an inter-connected "web" of resources that supports existing business and encourages new business.
- Recruiting new business into the region and bringing new business into existence.
- Developing local markets.
- Providing public education/awareness programming aimed at promoting clean/renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation, and demand-side management products/services.
- Developing linkages with education partners to establish programs and grow the pipeline of future workers.
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