PIA Clean Energy Ecosystem

Check out the Clean Energy Ecosystem below to explore the interconnected roles of the many different entities in the world of clean energy. We encourage you to use this graphic to help you think about how the relationships between government; industry; advocacy, consumer, and community organizations; professional associations; and educators, research, and thought leaders can help build the clean energy talent pipeline in a way that is more inclusive for people with disabilities.

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CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE

Project Developers & Sales

  • Utility Scale
  • Commercial Scale
  • Residential Scale

Tech Solution Creators

  • Mapping Products
  • Design Software
  • Customer Management Products

Service Providers

  • Accounting Firms
  • Engineering Firms
  • Legal Services
  • Public Relations

Equipment Manufacturing

  • Clean Energy Products
  • Supporting Components
  • R&D Labs

Supply Chain & Distributors

Large Energy Consumers
(Amazon, Microsoft, etc.)

ADVOCACY, CONSUMER AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Consumer and Technical Assistance Organizations

Community Organizations

DEIA Advocacy

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

State and Local Policy Associations

Industry Associations

State Energy Associations

Workforce Associations

  • NASWA
  • NAWB
  • Labor Unions (IBEW, NECA, UAW, AFL-CIO, Teamsters, SMART, UWUA, United Steelworkers, LIUNA, SEIU, etc.)

GOVERNMENT

State/Local/Tribal Governments

  • Tribal Councils
  • Utility Commissions
  • Workforce Agencies/AJC
  • Energy Agencies
  • Permitting and Land Offices

Federal Level

  • DOL (ETA, ODEP, ASP, OFCCP)
  • DOE (EERE, SETO, WAP, OP)
  • EPA (GPP, CR)
  • COMMERCE (NTIA)
  • DOI (BIA, BLM, BOEM, BSEE)
  • OMB
  • DOJ
  • ED
  • HHS
  • White House (CEQ, OSTP)

EDUCATION, RESEARCH & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Clean Energy Training and Certification Groups

Schools

  • Colleges
  • Universities
  • Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
  • Community Colleges
  • High Schools

Thought Leadership

  • Think Tanks (Brookings, Urban Institute, etc.)
  • Foundations