New climate legislation could create 9 million jobs. Will students be ready to fill them?

Greenwork talks to The Hechinger Report about the Inflation Reduction Act, its potential to create millions of climate and green energy jobs, and the challenge of training workers with the skills needed to meet the moment.

Customer Spotlight: BlocPower

Greenwork is very proud to announce we’ve partnered with BlocPower to support their growth across America. Through this partnership, Greenwork will provide BlocPower with rich data describing specialty contractors – the local HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and solar contractors that do the hands-on work of green building upgrades. We’ll use this data to identify the best contractor partners in each city BlocPower grows into, and support BlocPower’s efforts to onboard contractors to the BlocPower network.

Skilled Labor Series: Solar with Sam Steyer and Andy Martinez

My Climate Journey Podcast

The solar industry is expected to grow at a record pace in coming years, especially following the Inflation Reduction Act. But to reach the clean electricity goals set by President Biden, employment in solar-related positions will need to exceed 900,000 workers by 2035.

Want a career saving the planet? Become an electrician.

The Washington Post

Installing all of the solar panels, the heat pumps and transmission lines needed for the clean energy transition will require something that the United States currently doesn’t have: lots and lots of electricians.

Project Spotlight: Elephant Energy

Medium

Elephant Energy is passionate about upgrading homes to make them more comfortable and sustainable. They believe electric technology is the most efficient way to power your home, hands down. Read more about their electrification efforts in Colorado!

Project Spotlight: Berkeley Home Electrification

Medium

This post was written by our friends at Electrify My Home (“EMH”). We were eager to share it here because it represents the challenges and opportunities homeowners face in pursuit of comfort and sustainability. Read on, and we welcome your responses in the comments!

Project Spotlight: Eland Solar & Storage Center

Medium

At Greenwork, we’re all about celebrating the hands-on work of rebuilding our country’s infrastructure. We’re starting this series to showcase some of the awesome infrastructure projects that are under construction or recently finished.

The Eland Solar & Storage Center is a massive solar farm under construction near Bakersfield, CA which will provide power to the City of Los Angeles. The project will provide LA’s municipal utility (Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, aka “LADWP”), with as much as 7% of its total electricity. The developer and the utility agreed to final terms for the project in September 2019 and the farm is slated to come online in 2023.

Meet Greenwork: A New Platform for the Green Workforce

Heatspring Magazine

We sat down with Greenwork CEO and Co-founder, Sam Steyer, to learn about how his organization is fostering connection and streamlining the green workforce community. Greenwork is a platform that connects the best companies in solar, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, logistics, and the trades to fill some of the fastest growing job categories in America. At the same time, Greenwork allows training programs to build trust with high-quality employers and connects many students with employers over time.

Climate Stories Episode #2: Sam Steyer, Greenwork

Harvard Business School

In our second episode of Climate Stories, we delve into the burgeoning green workforce development movement and its critical role in decarbonizing the economy. Entrepreneur Sam Steyer is using a technology platform to connect skilled labor in green construction and manufacturing with companies in dire need of this workforce.

On The Job: Building the Skills to Decarbonize the Economy

Tactical Toolbelt

Host Greg Smithies is joined by Sam Steyer, CEO, Greenwork, to chat about the transition from working on a presidential campaign to founding a startup that prepares workers for green jobs.

Alumni profile: Sam Steyer, A.B. ’11

Harvard School of Engineering

Building a green economy will take innovation and organization, but it will also take a lot of hard work. Someone, or more accurately lots of people, has to do the actual installation of solar panels, building of wind turbines, and construction of the rest of the renewable infrastructure.

Greenwork is Proud to be an AEE Member

Medium

We’re super excited to announce that Greenwork is now a member of Advanced Energy Economy (AEE), a trade association that helps speed up the transition to 100% clean energy and electrified transportation, to create prosperity and stop climate change.

We’ve Raised $2.4M to Build the Industrial Workforce

Medium

We’re thrilled to announce that Greenwork has raised $2.4M to pursue our mission: building a path for infrastructure workers to learn skills, find great jobs, and rebuild the world.