NEMA Participates in Senate Democratic Green Jobs Summit
ROSSLYN,
Va., June 25, 2009—The
National Electrical Manufacturers Association is front and center in the
nation’s efforts to promote energy efficiency, said NEMA President and CEO Evan
R. Gaddis, who attended the Senate Democratic Green Jobs Leadership Summit June
17 at the Russell Senate Office Building.
The
event invited businesses and organizations that are investing in clean energy
and working toward make America
the engine of innovation in the 21st century. In representing the
electroindustry, Gaddis outlined critical short- and long-term goals that must
be met before green jobs and clean energy opportunities can be
implemented.
“Before
we can make this country the engine of green innovation, we need to have
stimulus money released,” Gaddis said, citing that barely one percent of the
$787 billion dedicated to economic recovery has been made available. “Then we
need to look at energy storage and battery technology. Auto makers and other
manufacturers who are developing the technology to build and use storage systems
are looking outside the U.S.,
to South Korea,
Japan, and Europe. We need to develop the technology and have the
manufacturing here.”
According
to Gaddis, electrical manufacturers are integral to the nation’s energy
infrastructure and its impact on the economy. They design, manufacture, install,
and service energy-efficient technologies in the areas of energy storage, Smart
Grid, renewables, and other energy efficient technologies. He noted that NEMA
member Cree Lighting, which participated in the summit’s educational forum, was
nominated as a Clean Energy Industry by Senator Kay Hagan (D-N.C.).
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NEMA
is the association of electrical and medical imaging equipment manufacturers.
Founded in 1926 and headquartered near Washington, D.C., its approximately 450 member companies
manufacture products used in the generation, transmission and distribution,
control, and end use of electricity. These products are used in utility,
industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential applications. The
association’s Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) Division represents manufacturers of
cutting-edge medical diagnostic imaging equipment including MRI, CT, x-ray, and
ultrasound products. Worldwide sales of NEMA-scope products exceed $120 billion.
In addition to its headquarters in Rosslyn,
Virginia, NEMA also has offices in Beijing and Mexico
City.
Visit our website
at www.nema.org
July 1, 2009
NEMA Participates in Senate Democratic Green Jobs Summit
ROSSLYN,
Va., June 25, 2009—The
National Electrical Manufacturers Association is front and center in the
nation’s efforts to promote energy efficiency, said NEMA President and CEO Evan
R. Gaddis, who attended the Senate Democratic Green Jobs Leadership Summit June
17 at the Russell Senate Office Building.
The
event invited businesses and organizations that are investing in clean energy
and working toward make America
the engine of innovation in the 21st century. In representing the
electroindustry, Gaddis outlined critical short- and long-term goals that must
be met before green jobs and clean energy opportunities can be
implemented.
“Before
we can make this country the engine of green innovation, we need to have
stimulus money released,” Gaddis said, citing that barely one percent of the
$787 billion dedicated to economic recovery has been made available. “Then we
need to look at energy storage and battery technology. Auto makers and other
manufacturers who are developing the technology to build and use storage systems
are looking outside the U.S.,
to South Korea,
Japan, and Europe. We need to develop the technology and have the
manufacturing here.”
According
to Gaddis, electrical manufacturers are integral to the nation’s energy
infrastructure and its impact on the economy. They design, manufacture, install,
and service energy-efficient technologies in the areas of energy storage, Smart
Grid, renewables, and other energy efficient technologies. He noted that NEMA
member Cree Lighting, which participated in the summit’s educational forum, was
nominated as a Clean Energy Industry by Senator Kay Hagan (D-N.C.).
NEMA
is the association of electrical and medical imaging equipment manufacturers.
Founded in 1926 and headquartered near Washington, D.C., its approximately 450 member companies
manufacture products used in the generation, transmission and distribution,
control, and end use of electricity. These products are used in utility,
industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential applications. The
association’s Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) Division represents manufacturers of
cutting-edge medical diagnostic imaging equipment including MRI, CT, x-ray, and
ultrasound products. Worldwide sales of NEMA-scope products exceed $120 billion.
In addition to its headquarters in Rosslyn,
Virginia, NEMA also has offices in Beijing and Mexico
City.
Visit our website
at www.nema.org