Post-Pandemic Job Creation
Lloyd Kass is Vice President of Market Development and Regulatory Strategy for Franklin Energy and AM Conservation Group, a longstanding national leader in the delivery of flexible energy efficiency and grid optimization programs for utilities and government clients in thirty U.S. states. For more than two decades, Lloyd has developed and implemented clean energy policy and programs within utilities and government, as both a public servant and a consultant.
Scaling energy efficient solutions in homes and commercial buildings could not be more important than it is at this very moment. Energy efficiency represents the kind of infrastructure investment that will power our economy as we emerge from the throes of the coronavirus pandemic.
In 2020, the U.S. lost four hundred twenty-nine thousand two hundred fifty energy efficiency jobs. Our economy needs a boost right now, and it is clear many policymakers know that investment in energy efficiency will restore and grow career-track, skilled trade, and professional services jobs.