Report: Energy efficiency is job creator

Posted on 3/4/10 by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Continuing a push for a clean-energy bill that would expand Wisconsin’s use of renewable power, the Doyle administration on Thursday released a consultant’s report that found programs run by the state Focus on Energy program have added more than 5,000 jobs to the state’s economy since 2001.

The study is the latest in a series of studies that have found a big payoff in terms of reduction in carbon emissions and savings on energy bills from a bigger investment in energy efficiency, as well as job creation. That includes a study the Doyle administration released last month.

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