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Local and Tribal governments participating in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program can get an extra hand completing their project by hosting a Clean Energy Fellow. The Community Energy Fellowship is providing 25–35 recent graduates and mid-career clean energy professionals with job opportunities. Learn more about hosting a Fellow on DOE’s website. 

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Improving energy efficiency and creating environments that staff feel more comfortable in are two ways government entities are updating the operational strategies of their facilities. In an interview with FacilitiesNet, two commercial real estate experts discuss some of the changes they’ve observed and how facility managers are dealing with them.

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According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2023 U.S. Energy and Employment Report, nearly 300,000 new energy jobs were created in 2022, partly due to the Biden administration’s Investing in America agenda. Steady job growth is expected to continue as the nation builds more resilient and efficient energy systems, which could result in projects that lower consumer utility bills. Read the full article from Forbes to learn more. 

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Three recent reports from the Department of Energy (DOE) show careers in wind power are growing at a fast rate thanks to recent domestic developments in this industry. As of 2021, 120,000 people in the U.S. work in wind power. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm believes creating new jobs in wind power is crucial to achieve President Biden’s climate and decarbonization goals. 

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The Clean Innovator Fellowship supports energy organizations making advancements in resilient and affordable clean energy by connecting them with new talent. This Department of Energy fellowship hopes to increase access to careers in clean energy to recent college graduates and energy professionals from diverse backgrounds.  

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