New England Clean Energy Council, Massachusetts Legislators and Top Clean Tech CEOs hold Clean Energy Day. No Fossil Fuel attended the event, heard from legislators and department heads about the successes of the Massachusetts renewable energy market and the strength of its future.

The New England Clean Energy Council issued some great talking points that we should all be aware of:

• 80% of the $22 billion Massachusetts spends on energy per year leaves the state. Clean energy investment keeps our energy dollars at home.
• Massachusetts clean energy firms added 4,000 new jobs in 2010 - a nearly 7% growth rate that is expected to double in 2011.
• The clean energy economy now employs 64,000 Massachusetts workers, with a median annual wage more than $1,000 higher than the median wage for all jobs.
• Massachusetts 2008 energy policy reforms have earned the state a #1 ranking by the American Council on an Energy Efficient Economy
• Over the next 4 years, Green Community Act investments will deliver net savings of $5.8 billion on energy bills

Senator Benjamin Downing and Representative John Keenan reiterated their support for the Green Communities Act and called it the solid foundation upon which we must continue to build for a successful renewable energy industry and secure energy market for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.