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Jobs supporting the energy transition are in demand, and programs supported by cities, states — and now a bipartisan coalition of governors — are helping train the future workforce.
Before Marcus started as a carpentry fellow with Habitat for Humanity, he didn’t know what he was going to do with his life. “I was a troubled youth,” he says. But now, “I’m building a career … with a bright future ahead of me in years to come.”
He can thank Philadelphia’s Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA) — and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — for many of his opportunities. The ECA hosts a workforce development program, training 250 workers each year in the clean energy economy who weatherize and upgrade homes so Philly residents can conserve energy, lower bills, stay warm in winter, and prevent utility terminations.
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