NRG’s Job Creation in the Clean Economy © 2012 NRG Energy. All rights reserved. NRG’s Job Creation in the Clean Economy © 2012 NRG Energy. All rights reserved. NRG’S LARGE-SCALE SOLAR CLEAN ECONOMY JOBS 4,201 ................................................................................................................................. Job creation in the Clean Economy There’s no denying it, the Clean Economy is about job creation. Last year, the Brookings Institute found that Clean Economy jobs are an integral part of the U.S. economy providing opportunities at all levels of income and skills distribution. In addition, Clean Economy jobs play a critical role in driving job growth in some of our fastest growing states and largest metropolitan areas. Here are a few highlights. Source: Brookings Institute, "Sizing the Clean Economy," 2011 HOW 2.7M CLEAN ECONOMY JOBS ARE DIVIDED UP REGIONALLY Source: Brookings Institute, "Sizing the Clean Economy," 2011 CLEAN ECONOMY JOBS 2,700,000 2.7M CLEAN ECONOMY 2.4M FOSSIL FUELS 1.4M BIOSCIENCES 4.8M IT PRODUCTION ........................................ Large-Scale Solar NRG’s activities and investments in support of large-scale solar power generation create thousands of Clean Economy jobs. 692 JOBS 286 JOBS AVENAL | 45 MW Kings County, CA 349 JOBS BORREGO | 26 MW San Diego County, CA 394 JOBS CALIFORNIA VALLEY SOLAR RANCH | 250 MW San Luis Obispo County, CA ALPINE | 66 MW Lancaster, CA The first large-scale solar project to be undertaken in Los Angeles County. ROADRUNNER | 20 MW Santa Teresa, NM 219 JOBS NRG’s Electric Car Initiative for California NRG's commitment to build a new electric car charging infrastructure in California, through it’s subsidiary eVgo, means new Clean Economy jobs, careers and training programs benefiting thousands of Californians. MIDDLETON | CT DEVON | CT EL SEGUNDO | CA CEDAR BAYOU 4 | TX INDIAN RIVER | DE HUNTLEY | NY DUNKIRK | NY DOVER | DE ASTORIA | NY 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 333 JOBS SM ............................................................................................................. STACKING IT UP At 2.7M workers over a range of industries, the Clean Economy now employs more than the entire fossil fuels industry. 20% NORTHEAST 23% MIDWEST 25% WEST 32% SOUTH IVANPAH | 392 MW San Bernadino County, CA Upon completion, will be the largest solar thermal project in the world. Also the first large-scale solar thermal plant to be built in California in 20 years. AGUA CALIENTE | 290 MW Yuma County, AZ Projected to be the world’s largest solar photovoltaic project upon completion. 901 JOBS 1,360 JOBS ................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................... LOS ANGELES Gross Economic Impact: Clean Economy Jobs: SAN FRANCISCO Gross Economic Impact: Clean Economy Jobs: SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Gross Economic Impact: Clean Economy Jobs: SAN DIEGO Gross Economic Impact: Clean Economy Jobs: “Gross Economic Impact” measures both direct and indirect expenditures and employment in the areas that will be impacted by the build-out of electric vehicle infrastructure. $ 102 MILLION 831 JOBS $ 51 MILLION 415 JOBS $ 14 MILLION 113 JOBS $ 18.5 MILLION 151 JOBS TOTAL GROSS ECONOMIC IMPACT $186 M POTENTIAL TOTAL CLEAN ECONOMY JOBS 1,510 repoweringnrg NRG meets the challenges of climate change, clean air and protecting natural resources by repowering traditional power plants with cleaner technologies. Replacing older, inefficient plants with newer, cleaner units is key to our repoweringnrg efforts of revitalizing America’s energy infrastructure while creating Clean Economy jobs. 344 JOBS 834 JOBS 675 JOBS 779 JOBS 320 JOBS 539 JOBS 74 JOBS 505 JOBS TOTAL CLEAN ECONOMY JOBS FROM REPOWERING 4,403 Clean Economy Jobs | ................................................................................................................................... NRG’s Job Creation in the Clean Economy © 2012 NRG Energy. All rights reserved. NRG’s Job Creation in the Clean Economy © 2012 NRG Energy. All rights reserved. ................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................... nrgenergy.com CLEAN ECONOMY JOBS CREATED BY NRG AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES