Green jobs sprout north of Charlotte

Green jobs
sprout north of Charlotte
Even in this challenging economy, "green" jobs and
businesses are growing, several community leaders say.

And as Charlotte
has positioned itself as an energy efficiency capital of the Southeast, the
counties to the north of Charlotte have been home to new kinds of jobs, with
many focused on green techniques.

"We have highly educated professional
folks in the Lake Norman area bringing ideas and innovations to this movement,"
said Kathleen Rose, executive director of the Davidson-based Project for
Innovation, Energy & Sustainability.

Nowhere is the green revolution
as evident as at Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont's job center. From
2008 to 2010, the number of students in their green construction program grew
from 62 to 141, a 127 percent increase.

"Entry-level requirements in
construction are shifting toward people who have an understanding of green
techniques, such as installing solar panels," said Michael Elder, the president
and CEO of Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont.

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Cabarrus county's unemployment rates have hovered around 10 percent since
January, with industries such as mining, manufacturing, education and government
facing year-over-year declines. But "green" jobs are increasing.

"It's
the only sector that's actually seeing notable expansion," said Shawn LeMond,
vice president and chief operating officer of the Davidson-based Sustainable
Energy Community Development Company.

Rising energy costs, the Great
Recession and a more environmentally conscious population have caused the shift
toward green jobs, she said.

"Everyone's looking to lower their expenses
and improve their bottom line," said Rose.

Green industries such as
solar panels, energy-efficient light bulbs and more help the economy in two
ways, said Richard Lloyd-Roberts, a partner at Eco Revolution.

Eco
Revolution specializes in replacing incandescent lights with greener lighting,
such as LED bulbs.

First, the energy emphasis saves the consumer money
because the green product is expending less energy, he said.



Lloyd-Roberts recently replaced 5,500 bulbs in a CPCC parking garage in
uptown Charlotte with the greener induction lamp. He said the switch will reduce
energy consumption by 50 percent.

Going green will also help create an
unprecedented amount of jobs in the coming years.

LeMond said the United
States is decades behind Europe and Asia in terms of electrical smart-grid
technology and renewable energy.

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over to greener energy systems.

"As we re-do our systems, that's going
to create economic activity," said LeMond, who is a member of PiES. "It could be
what pulls us out of the economic doldrums."

Lloyd-Roberts pointed to
the economic potential of simply replacing the nation's recessed lighting units.


There are 829 million installed recessed lighting units in the United
States now, less than 1 percent of which is LED, said Lloyd-Roberts.Huge market
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He said a green revolution would create jobs in nearly all
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