{"id":5419,"date":"2025-05-20T15:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T23:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/?p=5419"},"modified":"2025-09-10T18:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T02:41:22","slug":"workforces-for-electrification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/workforces-for-electrification\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging the Skills Gap: Workforces for Electrification"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5419\" class=\"elementor elementor-5419\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b2f9c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17b2f9c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5ea656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4d5ea656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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presentation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c84e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"80c84e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tElectrification is one of the most important strategies for reducing carbon emissions in the future, as it assists in transitioning away from fossil fuels across a range of sectors, including residential, commercial, industry and transport. A key question is how will these changes be enabled by and impact the workforce, and how can it be best positioned?\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75659ac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"75659ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10dd91d c-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10dd91d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4409342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4409342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Figure 1 <\/strong>below shows leading state and federal CO2 targets, with California, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Maryland undertaking some of the most comprehensive climate action plans, driven by state policy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb17c63 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb17c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"967\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Blog-States-CO2-Targets-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Blog-States-CO2-Targets-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Blog-States-CO2-Targets-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Blog-States-CO2-Targets-1024x387.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Blog-States-CO2-Targets-768x290.jpg 768w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Blog-States-CO2-Targets-1536x580.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Blog-States-CO2-Targets-2048x774.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 1 \u2013 Leading State and Federal CO2 Targets, Source: US EIA (2023)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90326f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90326f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Electrification is one of the most important strategies for reducing carbon emissions in the future, as it assists in transitioning away from fossil fuels across a range of sectors, including residential, commercial, industry and transport<strong>. <\/strong>Understanding the opportunities and challenges related to electrification is key to ensuring that policies supporting electrification are effective, and workforce development is increasingly at the top of this list.<\/p><p>Energeia\u2019s analysis of workforce related issues and best practices is broken down into a workforce impact assessment, which assesses the change in workforce requirements over time due to multi-sector electrification, and workforce solution development, which captures the solutions available to meet the workforce needs.<\/p><h2>Workforce Impact<\/h2><p>The following sections provide examples of workforce requirements analysis we have completed across key decarbonization pathways, and highlight the associated key methods, issues and insights:<\/p><ul><li>Building electrification<\/li><li>Gas sector decarbonization<\/li><li>Future electricity utilities<\/li><li>Gas infrastructure<\/li><\/ul><h3>Building Electrification<\/h3><p>One of the Australian state governments was considering policy options to achieve faster gas system decarbonization. following charts show Energeia\u2019s analysis of the number of Full-time Equivalent (FTE) personnel required under different policy options related to electrifying appliances.<\/p><p>The analysis considered the impact of banning gas connections in new premises, and\/or banning the sale of new gas appliances, for existing appliances at the end of their life. The modeling showed that bans would have significant impacts on trade jobs, with <strong>Figure 2<\/strong> showing the business-as-usual outcome, and <strong>Figures 3 and 4<\/strong> showing the policy options gas connection ban and gas appliance ban, respectively.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970d837 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"970d837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-2-\u2013-Business-as-Usual_low-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5406\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-2-\u2013-Business-as-Usual_low-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-2-\u2013-Business-as-Usual_low-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-2-\u2013-Business-as-Usual_low-1024x370.png 1024w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-2-\u2013-Business-as-Usual_low-768x277.png 768w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-2-\u2013-Business-as-Usual_low-1536x554.png 1536w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-2-\u2013-Business-as-Usual_low-2048x739.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 2  \u2013 Business as Usual, Source: Energeia Modelling<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71511d0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71511d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-3-\u2013-No-Gas-in-New-Premises-from-2023_low-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5407\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-3-\u2013-No-Gas-in-New-Premises-from-2023_low-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-3-\u2013-No-Gas-in-New-Premises-from-2023_low-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-3-\u2013-No-Gas-in-New-Premises-from-2023_low-1024x370.png 1024w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-3-\u2013-No-Gas-in-New-Premises-from-2023_low-768x277.png 768w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-3-\u2013-No-Gas-in-New-Premises-from-2023_low-1536x554.png 1536w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-3-\u2013-No-Gas-in-New-Premises-from-2023_low-2048x739.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 3  \u2013 No Gas in New Premises from 2023, Source: Energeia Modeling<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f59dd33 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f59dd33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-4-\u2013-No-New-Gas-Appliances-Sold-from-2024_low-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5408\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-4-\u2013-No-New-Gas-Appliances-Sold-from-2024_low-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-4-\u2013-No-New-Gas-Appliances-Sold-from-2024_low-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-4-\u2013-No-New-Gas-Appliances-Sold-from-2024_low-1024x370.png 1024w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-4-\u2013-No-New-Gas-Appliances-Sold-from-2024_low-768x277.png 768w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-4-\u2013-No-New-Gas-Appliances-Sold-from-2024_low-1536x555.png 1536w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-4-\u2013-No-New-Gas-Appliances-Sold-from-2024_low-2048x739.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 4 \u2013 No New Gas Appliances Sold from 2024, Source: Energeia Modeling<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83fe2db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83fe2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The results of the scenario analysis above show that each policy option results in a large increase in electric-related work hours and a decrease in gas-related work hours. Both the gas connection ban and appliance ban scenarios result in changes to workforce needs.<\/p><p>A key recommendation was to set bans far enough in the future to allow the market to adjust as well as stagger bans. For example, start with residential water heaters, followed by space heaters, then commercial water heaters, then space heaters, and so on.<\/p><h3>Gas Sector Decarbonization<\/h3><p>A US state was considering a wide range of options to decarbonize its gas sector, and not just electrification. The following charts show Energeia\u2019s analysis of the number of FTEs required for different gas system pathway options.<\/p><p>Energeia modeled the impact of each pathway on sector utility and trade jobs. The impacts were mainly estimated using throughput and installation labor estimates. The analysis highlights the significant differences in potential impact depending on the pathway chosen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a77200 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a77200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-5-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Gas-Trade-Jobs-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5409\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-5-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Gas-Trade-Jobs-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-5-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Gas-Trade-Jobs-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-5-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Gas-Trade-Jobs-1024x277.png 1024w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-5-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Gas-Trade-Jobs-768x208.png 768w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-5-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Gas-Trade-Jobs-1536x415.png 1536w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-5-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Gas-Trade-Jobs-2048x554.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 5 \u2013 Forecast Change in Gas Trade Jobs, Source: Energeia analysis, Note: BaU = Business as Usual, CF = Cleaner Fuels, SDF = Statewide Dual Fuel, LCF\/EE = Low Carbon Fuel\/Energy Efficiency, CZA = Climate Zone Approaches, HEF = High Electrification Future, TU = Thermal Utility<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc468c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bc468c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-6-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Electric-Trade-Jobs-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5410\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-6-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Electric-Trade-Jobs-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-6-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Electric-Trade-Jobs-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-6-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Electric-Trade-Jobs-1024x278.png 1024w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-6-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Electric-Trade-Jobs-768x208.png 768w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-6-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Electric-Trade-Jobs-1536x416.png 1536w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-6-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-Electric-Trade-Jobs-2048x555.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 6 \u2013 Forecast Change in Electric Trade Jobs, Source: Energeia analysis, Note: BaU = Business as Usual, CF = Cleaner Fuels, SDF = Statewide Dual Fuel, LCF\/EE = Low Carbon Fuel\/Energy Efficiency, CZA = Climate Zone Approaches, HEF = High Electrification Future, TU = Thermal Utility<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e73fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e73fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The above analysis highlights the high level of variation of skilled labor requirements across different sectors due to policy decisions and the importance of considering potential workforce shortages on policy implementation.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Future Electricity Utilities<\/h3><p>Electricity utilities are also impacted by the increasing decarbonization of consumer end uses and the grid transitions.<\/p><p>The following analysis was developed through an engagement with a US utility that is aiming for 100% renewable energy in the next 10 years. Energeia developed workforce estimates from strategic plans, human resources and finance datasets. The project identified the workforce needs vs. supply gap based on current recruitment and training capacity, and developed a strategy for addressing them.<\/p><p>Future FTEs by class were estimated over time, based on planned investments in the distribution, transmission, generation and BTM program capacity and capabilities. <strong>Figure 7<\/strong> below reports on the forecast change in the number of employees needed for the utility.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90af296 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90af296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-7-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-FTEs-Needed-Over-Time_lw.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5411\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-7-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-FTEs-Needed-Over-Time_lw.png 624w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-7-\u2013-Forecast-Change-in-FTEs-Needed-Over-Time_lw-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 7 \u2013 Forecast Change in FTEs Needed Over Time, Source: Energeia analysis, Note: Field = Field Services, EE\/BE\/PV = Energy efficiency, building electrification and photovoltaics, Eng = Engineering, Major = Major Works, Dx = Distribution, Gx = Generation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834a75d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"834a75d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moving to a 100% renewable grid is likely to involve a more decentralized system, requiring a large shift in focus and reallocation of spending and workforce composition. Key recommendations from this work included the need to enhance their understanding of:\u200b<\/p><ul><li>Future changes in job and skills mix\u200b<\/li><li>Integration of relevant data systems, including HR, finance, and system planning<\/li><li>Strategies to increase capacity and capability\u200b<\/li><li>Strategies for optimizing the make vs. buy decision<\/li><\/ul><h3>Gas Infrastructure Decommissioning<\/h3><p>The government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) was considering methods of shutting down the gas network over time, as well as different policy options that would assist in transitioning people off gas.<\/p><p><strong>Figures 8 and 9<\/strong> below show two different methods for shutting down the gas network. The first is to shut down portions of the gas network once consumption has fallen below a certain threshold, and the second is to shut down an equal portion each year. The modeling outcomes below show that different decommissioning strategies would have very different impacts on demand for gas and electricity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abf4944 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abf4944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2190\" height=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-8-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Threshold-Based-Decommissioning-Approach.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5412\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-8-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Threshold-Based-Decommissioning-Approach.png 2190w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-8-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Threshold-Based-Decommissioning-Approach-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-8-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Threshold-Based-Decommissioning-Approach-1024x411.png 1024w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-8-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Threshold-Based-Decommissioning-Approach-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-8-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Threshold-Based-Decommissioning-Approach-1536x617.png 1536w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-8-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Threshold-Based-Decommissioning-Approach-2048x822.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2190px) 100vw, 2190px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 8 \u2013 Gas Consumption Over Time Using a Threshold Based Decommissioning Approach, Source: Energeia<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a27ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65a27ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2027\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-9-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Phased-Decommissioning-Approach.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5413\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-9-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Phased-Decommissioning-Approach.png 2027w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-9-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Phased-Decommissioning-Approach-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-9-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Phased-Decommissioning-Approach-1024x414.png 1024w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-9-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Phased-Decommissioning-Approach-768x311.png 768w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-9-\u2013-Gas-Consumption-Over-Time-Using-a-Phased-Decommissioning-Approach-1536x621.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2027px) 100vw, 2027px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 9 \u2013 Gas Consumption Over Time Using a Phased Decommissioning Approach, Source: Energeia<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc5786 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cc5786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The two methods, which are achieving similar outcomes, have very different gas and electric sector workforce impacts. The difference in these two graphics shows the importance of considering the impacts of policies on skilled labor requirements.<\/p><p>Key recommendations from the work included banning new appliances as soon as possible to avoid future asset-stranding costs, pushing out decommissioning as far as possible to minimize stranding of existing assets, and managing price increases to avoid uneconomic switching over time\u200b.<\/p><p>Workforce impact analysis was not in scope, but the difference in network shutdowns by scenario shows the potential for rapid change in utility and trade jobs between the gas and electric systems\u200b.<\/p><p>Energeia\u2019s detailed report can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechoices.act.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0004\/2834347\/Attachment-A-ACT-Gas-Transition-Pathway-to-Net-Zero-Final-Report.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60252b79 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60252b79\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d7cbde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21d7cbde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Listen or click through at your own pace<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9418db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d9418db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c74bf7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c74bf7c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f0a909 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"54f0a909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/P0N_yIDsgc8\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-play-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">WATCH WEBINAR<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62044176 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62044176\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1b8526 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6e1b8526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Workforce_US_Webinar_250520v1-EXT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-download\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2cade e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a2cade\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e55c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e55c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Workforce Solution Development<\/h2><p>The following section outlines key dynamics in the current US workforce, including current trends, challenges and solutions for meeting the required increase in the workforce.<\/p><h3>Key Barriers<\/h3><p>Energeia has summarised the key workforce barriers below, which were determined from both contractor interviews and research. Interviewees cited barriers such as the competitiveness of wages, blue-collar job stigma, retraining incentive availability and uncertainty around demand for green jobs.<\/p><p><strong>Table 1<\/strong> below summarizes the identified barriers, which include a decline in energy job interest, a small pool of workers, a lack of training access, and high entry requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72024ee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72024ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1225\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table1-KeyWorkforceBarriers.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5416\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table1-KeyWorkforceBarriers.png 1225w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table1-KeyWorkforceBarriers-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table1-KeyWorkforceBarriers-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table1-KeyWorkforceBarriers-768x292.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1225px) 100vw, 1225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Table 1 - Key Workforce Barriers, Source: Energeia Research<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35f4b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35f4b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Career Attractiveness<\/h3><p>Energeia analyzed hourly wages for blue-collar jobs and compared them to the hourly wages of the contractors who install building electrification appliances. The findings showed that plumbers, electricians, and HVAC professionals all make significantly more than most non-BE blue-collar jobs in this example.<\/p><ul><li>Plumbers make ~$46\/hr on average.<\/li><li>Electricians make ~$45\/hr on average.<\/li><li>HVAC professionals make ~$36\/hr on average.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>As shown in Figure 10<\/strong>, the only non-building electrification blue-collar job that makes more than contractors related to building electrification technologies is construction, which makes ~$1 more per hour than HVAC professionals. The key takeaway here is that plumbers, electricians, and HVAC professionals have competitive salaries when compared to other trade jobs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973ef9b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"973ef9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2118\" height=\"1737\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-10-\u2013-Contractor-Wages-Compared-to-Blue-Collar-Trades.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5414\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-10-\u2013-Contractor-Wages-Compared-to-Blue-Collar-Trades.png 2118w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-10-\u2013-Contractor-Wages-Compared-to-Blue-Collar-Trades-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-10-\u2013-Contractor-Wages-Compared-to-Blue-Collar-Trades-1024x840.png 1024w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-10-\u2013-Contractor-Wages-Compared-to-Blue-Collar-Trades-768x630.png 768w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-10-\u2013-Contractor-Wages-Compared-to-Blue-Collar-Trades-1536x1260.png 1536w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure-10-\u2013-Contractor-Wages-Compared-to-Blue-Collar-Trades-2048x1680.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2118px) 100vw, 2118px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 10 \u2013 Contractor Wages Compared to Blue Collar Trades, Source: Employment Development Department (EDD), Energeia analysis<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdc8d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cdc8d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Workforce Development<\/h3><p>The following table summarizes the challenges and associated strategies to overcome these challenges in the electrification workforce, based on Energeia research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7e226f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7e226f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table2-StategiestoIncreaseBEWorkforce.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5417\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table2-StategiestoIncreaseBEWorkforce.png 440w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table2-StategiestoIncreaseBEWorkforce-184x300.png 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Table 2 - Strategies to Increase Building Electrification Workforce, Source: Energeia Research<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000c1a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000c1a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the basis of the above challenges and solutions, Energeia developed a targeted workforce strategy for a Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) that addressed key workforce needs and barriers. Table 3 below captures the estimated costs and workforce impacts of selected key solutions from one of our recent engagements in California.<\/p><ul><li>Entry-level bonus reflects the average signing incentives provided to new entrants upon completing training in trades such as HVAC, electrical, and plumbing, based primarily on actual industry data.<\/li><li>The retraining bonus is based on a Silicon Valley Clean Energy\u2019s (SVCE) Future Fit Fundamentals Program, which offers a $500 training incentive to those who completed a training course.<\/li><li>Energeia also developed an estimate of the cost of process improvements and advertising campaigns based on experience, but these numbers should be validated on a case-by-case basis.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-217482d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"217482d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table3-WorkforceDev-1024x188.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5418\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table3-WorkforceDev-1024x188.png 1024w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table3-WorkforceDev-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table3-WorkforceDev-768x141.png 768w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Table3-WorkforceDev.png 1164w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Table 3 \u2013 Workforce Development Strategies, Costs and Impacts, Source: Energeia Analysis. Percentage impacts represent estimated values<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c542977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c542977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The resulting, illustrative workforce development program impacts are shown in <strong>Figure 8<\/strong>. They include strategies for increasing the efficiency of the existing workforce, e.g., instant permits and streamlining. In this case, the plan was smoothed to reflect the realities of hiring and program implementation (ideally, it should ramp up). The resulting, illustrative workforce transition forecast is shown below against the target needed to hit the identified building electrification goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab9265 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dab9265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2499\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure11-Workforce-Need-Above-BaU-vs-Modeled-Supply.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure11-Workforce-Need-Above-BaU-vs-Modeled-Supply.png 2499w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure11-Workforce-Need-Above-BaU-vs-Modeled-Supply-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure11-Workforce-Need-Above-BaU-vs-Modeled-Supply-1024x348.png 1024w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure11-Workforce-Need-Above-BaU-vs-Modeled-Supply-768x261.png 768w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure11-Workforce-Need-Above-BaU-vs-Modeled-Supply-1536x522.png 1536w, https:\/\/energeia-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Figure11-Workforce-Need-Above-BaU-vs-Modeled-Supply-2048x697.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2499px) 100vw, 2499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Figure 11 \u2013 Workforce Need Above BaU vs Modeled Supply, Source: Energeia Analysis<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d4ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5d4ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Energeia recommended revisiting workforce development plans each year to validate assumptions and to refine programs as required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce0e1fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce0e1fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-642f35a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"642f35a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Key Takeaways and Recommendations<\/h2><p>Energeia\u2019s key takeaways and recommendations for tackling the skills gap in the workforce and implementing decarbonization are summarized below.<\/p><p><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>Achieving federal, state and city decarbonization targets will require significant workforce development.<\/li><li>The impacts across the electric, natural gas, refined product, and utility sectors vary significantly by pathway.<\/li><li>Best practice transmission planning includes assessment of impacts, and workforce development strategies and plans.<\/li><li>Workforce planning can effectively manage the transition in a timely and equitable basis.<\/li><li>Workforce development infrastructure will need to grow and change to meet expected workforce development needs.<\/li><li>Workforce development funding will need to grow to meet growing transition targets, and is a key gap at the moment.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Key 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