Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Department of Commerce requires a report on the workforce and economic implications of various clean energy-related policy proposals currently being developed at the state level. Key tasks and milestones shall include: 5.1 Tasks and Deliverables: 1) Selection of Candidate Scenarios (4 weeks after start of contract) a. Review Decarbonization Report, identify candidates, recommend selections of technologies to be targets for analysis. b. Request data from state decarbonization analysis team, regarding mix, and levels or rates of technology adoption for various technologies and behaviors. This will provide a basis for defining adoption scenarios for the selected technologies. c. Memo on initial recommendations regarding analysis scenarios, for further review. 2) Discussion with staff of Commerce Dept. and Governor’s Office (4 weeks after start of contract) a. The discussion will serve to refine the list of recommended technologies to be addressed by the tool and analysis report. It can also identify any related issues regarding policy uncertainties, data needs, or economic factors that may be anticipated and require later changes in the technology scenarios. b. Progress memo on staff discussion outcomes and decisions. 3) Data Collection (10 weeks after start of contract) a. Receive and review data on scenario assumptions as requested under task #1B, including base case and pathway scenarios for technology adoption and use. These represent the “inputs” for analysis. b. Assemble available information to build and/or update input-output “technology matrices” for the technologies selected under tasks #1a and 2a. These matrices specify the types of labor, skills, input parts, materials, services, and industry processes involved, and they enable analysis of the current and potential implications within NC. They are in hand for wind, solar and electric vehicle technologies, but may need expansion and updating for buildings (e.g., HVAC, controls, weatherization), other energy sources (e.g., hydrogen fuel cells, battery storage, biofuels.), industry processes (e.g., agriculture, waste management) and demand management (esp. transportation). c. Update NC-specific workforce, training, energy supply, energy demand and industry supplier data from that used in the earlier 2020 report. d. Progress memo describing data collected, and any issues or findings of note...
