Smart Grid News reported on a new study from Duke University that predicts that thousands of new jobs will be created annually with tremendous export potential around Smart Grid research and deployment.
Regardless of where smart grid products are made, many additional U.S. smart grid jobs will be located in the service territories of participating utilities, which means they cannot be off-shored.
The full report includes information on workforce training, where the job growth is expected to take place across 39 states, leading US smart grid firms, and the role of smart grid on a global scale. Most of the key industries are located in the Eastern and midwestern states with a few nodes in California and one in Seattle. It was also noted that the smart grid landscape is changing rapidly and the US will have to adopt policies supportive of smart grid technology to remain competitive in todays global market.