Summit on Renewable Energy 12/8/09

S.C. Job Opportunities in the Green Economy

General Electric's chairman and chief executive, Jeffrey R. Immelt, delivered the keynote address at the Summit on Renewable Energy, hosted by Clemson University's Restoration Institute. The daylong summit included panel discussions about South Carolina’s future in the green energy industry and the role of research universities in the green economy.

Panelists included Joe Taylor, secretary of the S.C. Department of Commerce; Sen. Paul Campbell, chairman of the state Wind Feasibility Legislative Committee; and Jim Turner, chief operating officer of Duke Energy.

A South Carolina-based energy hub would keep dollars in the state rather than sending money to other regions of the country that generate power used in this state.

For South Carolina to be successful, the state must be competitive, build on its existing infrastructure, develop a work force for the future and push for public policy. Energy meetings will help lay the groundwork for a renewable energy cluster in South Carolina, helping to shape South Carolina’s energy future by establishing public policy and fostering partnerships that could create thousands of jobs from the Upstate to the Lowcountry.

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