Clean Energy Technology

The Sacramento Metro Chamber announced it will add more than 20,000 new jobs by 2015 created from the region's emergy clean energy technology sector, harnessing the region's economic, workforce and educational assets to become the Clean Energy Capital of the World.

"By working together in a coordianted and cohesive manner, our region can use clean energy technology to become what the Silicon Valley became during the dot com explosion--but with a more sustainable outcome," said Matt Mahood, Metro Chamber president & CEO.

The Metro Chamber is committed to drive a regional effort of growing clean and green energy techology-related companies by helping to:

• Streamline regulations
• Align regional business organizations around common objectives, leverageing unique strengths to further this shared initiative
• Ensure the region has the proper workforce to meet the job skills that will be needed
• Promote clean energy technology initiatives at the regional, state and federal levels
• Be out front advocating for policies, programs and incentives for companies to start and expand in the region
• Work to make the state and local jurisdictions bigger and better customers
• Expand incentives for clean technology consumers and customers