Stimulus energy

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But executives at TECO TE), parent to and Peoples Gas, are hopefuo they’ll find opportunities to help the company and its TECO is looking to see if commercial property owners will qualifu for stimulus dollars if they make buildings more energy Florida also is trying to determine what opportunitiew related to the stimulus are said spokeswomanSuzanne “Potential areas for such investment include our Smartf Grid initiative, advanced transportation and renewablwe energy projects, as well as infrastructure upgrades,” Grany said in an ’s and Progress Energy were selected by to build an electrid grid that relies on alternativew energy sources.
The three-year, $15 million project will creatse one ofthe nation’s largest and most comprehensivwe “smart grids,” serving at least 5,000 customer s on the west side of St. Petersburg and St. Pete USF said in a March 9 It will incorporate alternative energy sources such as solar powedr and biodiesel fuel into the electricak power supply forthe USF’s proposal was chosen from a field of 140 the release said. The project is funded in collaboratioh betweenthe Governor’s Energy Office, Progres s Energy, and . Once developed, the smart grid will be the firstg in Florida and the largesyt in the Southeast delivering power to homesand businesses, the releases said.
Development of the system is slaterd to beginin April. Whatever dollars Progress Energy pursues, the procesas isn’t likely to be quick since state regulators must approve investments madeby utilities, Grant said. With the receng addition of about $1 million in funding for dislocatec workers, ’ share of the state’es stimulus money totals nearly $6 Most of it is intendedd for jobtraining programs, some of which already are under way. A special welding training program resulted in jobs for two WorkNet clientse at a solar farm saidEd Peachey, president and CEO.
Some eligibilityy criteria are in place for federal stimulus job training such as a persoh has to have been laid off or receivede notice of a layoff due toeconomicf conditions. WorkNet programs prepare people for jobs and assist in coupling employers withjob candidates, but the creationm of jobs is not the agency’s mission. In fact, some progra m funding for WorkNet specifically states it canno be used for economic development purposes, Peachey said. “It’s difficult to created jobs,” he said. “We’re sort of at the mercy of thejob creators.
There needse to be a job at the end of the The situation seems bleaker as layoffs startg in businesses once consideredd stablejob providers, such as education and Peachey said.