Green Capital Alliance: Building a Regional Cluster

September 6, 2011

OverviewWhat is GCA?Partners and ActivitiesAchieving ResultsWorkforce Development (SETA)CET Industry ClusterClean Energy Sector Strategy

What is GCA?

clean tech economyregional sustainabilitygreen jobs

Sacramento Region

GCA Objectives

New clean energy technology businesses and entrepreneur development

Clean energy technology businesses

And retain the skilled people needed to support the industry

The regional market for clean energy technologies

GCA ObjectivesBrand the region as a “hotspot” for

Clean Energy Technology

GCA Focus Areas

CEO RoundtablesCEO Roundtables

CleanTech Showcase

Founded biz plan

competition

Feasibility study

Clean/Green Team (Annual Cap to Cap)

Green Pages

How Did We Get Here?

Sacramento Area ARRA FundingClean Tech Projects and Green Initiatives

SMUD Clean Energy Systems Inc. Renewable Energy Institute International Sacramento County —AB 811 Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block

Grants Sacramento Employment and Training

Agency (SETA)

Sacramento State UC Davis Jadoo Power —Fuel Cell Demo Energy Upgrade California

$164 mil

$30 mil

$19.1 mil

$16.5 mil

$13 mil

$3.6 mil

$2.7 mil

$2.5 mil

$1.8 mil

$300 k

$270 million +

Secrets of Our Success

GCA ProjectsGCA Projects

CEO RoundtablesEnergy Upgrade CaliforniaClean Energy Cluster StrategyGreenwise Sacramento

GCA CommunicationsGCA Communications

@SacramentoGCA

Facebook.com/SacramentoGCA

www.GreenCapitalAlliance.org

Clean Energy Cluster Strategy

Better understand the cluster through data

Develop an actionable cluster strategy

Why Clean Energy Technology?

Regional focus since 2005

Existing partnersh

ips

Robust company

base

Academic &

research excellenc

e

Innovative local utilities

Sector is growing

Why is This Important?Why is This Important?

The stimulus “down payment”

From reacting to shaping opportunities for cluster expansion

Shared goals and concrete measures of success

Of the global competition to be a leader in the green economy

Goals

The Research Team

Population

Cluster Characteristics and Competitive Analysis

Cluster Characteristics and Competitive Analysis

Map: SARTA CleanStart

Cluster Characteristics and Competitive Analysis

Solar Industry Research

1. Measure employment and growth

2. Identify employer workforce issues and challenges

3. Profile key occupations in the solar industry

Objectives:

GreenCapitalAlliance.org/publications

Solar Industry ResearchFindings: 1. Total employment has nearly

doubled in the last four years2. The number of firms has

increased by 60%

110companies

70

Engaging the Region

Cluster Focus Areas

Regional Action Areas

Making it Happen

Immediate opportunities & existing resources

Realistic & actionable

With other efforts underway

Champions with interest & expertise

Achieving Sustainable Change

230 job placements (since late 2009)

New educational programsPEV readiness projectPermit streamliningGreen schools initiative

Want to Know More?

Find us online:www.greencapitalalliance.org

@SacramentoGCAFacebook.com/SacramentoGCA

Suzanne Mayes, Project ManagerSuzanne.mayes@valleyvision.org