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PUC Chair Urges Utilities To Participate In Programs To Create Jobs For Returning Troops
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Public Utility Commission Chairman Robert F. Powelson Thursday urged the state’s public utilities to participate in several new programs proposed by Gov. Tom Corbett and the Edison Electric Institute to create jobs in the energy sector.
The Chairman also noted that the time is right for job growth with the development of the Marcellus Shale industry and electric competition across the state.
“Today, I encourage Pennsylvania’s electric and natural gas utilities to learn from the example set by EEI and participate in the Troops to Energy Jobs program, as well as Governor Corbett’s Jobs First PA initiative," Chairman Powelson said in a statement at the PUC’s Public Meeting. "In the days ahead, the PUC will be coordinating with EEI and the Corbett Administration to connect our energy companies with these innovative programs.”
The Chairman referenced Gov. Corbett's annual budget address to the General Assembly last week.
“In his address, the Governor recognized that the energy sector has enormous potential for producing new jobs and putting the unemployed back to work,” Chairman Powelson said. “In announcing his new Jobs First program, the Governor stated that, ‘as our energy sector expands, Pennsylvania needs a trained workforce ready to meet the demand for workers.’”
Chairman Powelson said the EEI launched its Troops for Energy Jobs initiative, which is designed to accelerate the training and employability of veterans in key energy programs. EEI is currently piloting this program through five energy companies throughout the nation.
For more information, visit the Troops for Energy Jobs Initiative website.
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2/20/2012 |
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