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environmentandforenergybutalsohasapositiveeffectonemployment. <br />Studieshaveshownthatacrossabroadrangeofscenarios,therenewableenergysectorgenerates <br />6 <br />morejobsthanthefossilfuel-basedenergysectorperunitofenergydelivered.According <br />7 <br />toareportbytheEnergyFutureCoalition,?analystshaveestimatedthatincreasingenergy <br />andrenewableenergyuseinallsectorsoftheU.S.economycouldleadtoanet <br />8 <br />increaseofabout770,000jobs(equivalenttoa0.44%riseinemployment)by2010.Studies <br />doneattheregionallevel,bothinenergy-producingandenergy-importingstates, <br />9 <br />thatimprovingtheofelectricityuseleadstoanetincreaseinjobs.?AUniversity <br />ofMassachusettsstudyreportsthattheenergyindustryincludes8,000jobsintheir <br />10 <br />state. <br />Eugenehasanumberofresourcesthatsupporttheuseanddevelopmentofenergy <br />andrenewableenergysuchaswindandsolarpower.EWEBsellswindpowerandprovides <br />supportandresourcessuchasincentives,zerointerestloans,publiceducationandfreetechnical <br />supportforbusinessesandindividualsinterestedininvestinginandrenewables.The <br />EnergyManagementProgramatLaneCommunityCollegeoffersprofessionaltraininginsolar <br />technologyinstallationanddesignforpassivesolar.TheUniversityofOregonhasanumberof <br />researchinitiativesonsolartechnology,passivesolar,andenergydesign.Anumberof <br />newbuildingsintheareahaveeitherpassiveoractivesolartechnologyincorporatedintotheir <br />design.Therearealsoanumberoflocalcontractorswhoprovideconsultingandinstallation <br />servicesforrenewableenergy,includingsolarPV,groundsourceheatandothers. <br />Ourresearchfoundgreatpotentialforincreasedenergyanduseandproductionof <br />renewableenergyinEugene.Forexample,solarwaterheatingsystemsareinstalledononly <br />1.5%oftheresidencesinEugene,eventhoughthesystemsworkverywellinlocalconditions <br />andnormallypayforthemselvesrapidly. <br />ResearchconductedinSpring2006bySBIstudentinternRayNeffindicatespositiveprospects <br />fortheuseofsolarpowerdeployedacrosspublicandcommercialbuildings.Commercialand <br />publicbuildingsareideallysuitedforsolarphotovoltaic(PV)installationbecausetheyoften <br />havelargeexpansesofopenspace,areoftenhavefewornoshadingobstructionsandsolar <br />PVcanbeinstalledaroundexistingheating,ventilationandcoolinginfrastructure.Forpurposes <br />ofthisstudy510suitablebuildingswereinEugene,usingaerialphotographsand <br />GeographicalInformationSystems(GIS)software.Thepotentialelectricaloutputofsucha <br />distributedgenerationsystemwasbasedononeofeighttestarraysmountedonBalzhiser& <br />HubbardEngineering(theformerEugenePublicLibrary)andmonitoredthroughout2005to <br />determineelectricalgenerationcapacity. <br />Findingsindicatethatwecouldgenerate68.8MWofelectricityannuallywithsuchadistributed <br />generationarray.CurrentinstallationcostsforsolarPVrangesbetween$6,000and$8,000per <br />kW.Afteravailabletaxcreditsandotherincentives,installationofthisarraywouldbebetween <br />$130and$175million.Researchalsoindicatesthatforeverymegawattofpowerproducedwith <br />renewablesolarPV,8jobsarecreatedinthelocaleconomyinsystemdesign,installationand <br />maintenance.Forthisparticulararray,thatwouldtranslatetoapproximately550full-timejobs. <br /> <br />