Southeast Region MeetingMay 4-5, 2009Hosted by FPL

CEWD Mission Build the alliances, processes, and tools to

develop tomorrow’s energy workforce

National Fuel Mix

Southeast Region Fuel Mix

Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina

Alabama Georgia Mississippi Florida

Southeast Region Facts

• North Carolina is the only state with an RPS

• All states use National Career Readiness Certificate – Georgia has Work Ready Georgia

• All states except Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia use Career Clusters

• $6,951,285 in DOL grants in Energy• All states except Kentucky have state

consortiums

National Outlook on Job Demand2008 CEWD Pipeline Survey

Who participated? • Larger number of companies participated in 2008

Survey• 55 Electric and Natural Gas Utilities / Energy

Companies• All Electric Cooperatives

• Data represents larger number of employees• 2006 – 226,538 employees• 2007 – 267,802 employees

• Data represents over 46% of all U.S. Electric and Natural Gas employees (Total US estimate is 550,000 employees)

2008 Pipeline Survey Results

• Average age has declined• 2006 - 45.7• 2007 – 45.3• Median age unchanged at 45• Preliminary results show hiring taking

place

2008 Pipeline Survey Results

Summary FindingsChange in Potential Attrition and Retirements

Between 2006 and 2007Job Category 2006

Percentage of Potential Attrition &

Retirements

2007

Percentage of Potential Attrition &

Retirements

Technicians 51.4 49.0

Non-Nuclear Power Plant Operators

50.5 47.6

Engineers 46.1 44.7

Pipefitters / Pipelayers

45.3 45.0

Lineworkers 40.8 40.2

Total for Job Categories

45.6 44.8

Summary FindingsEstimated Number of

Potential Replacements by 2013

Job Category Percentage of Potential Attrition &

Retirements

Estimated Number of

Replacements

Estimated

Retirement

Only

Technicians 49.0 27,000 20,500

Non-Nuclear Plant Operators

47.6 12,000 9,000

Engineers 44.7 14,500 10,000

Pipefitters / Pipelayers

45.0 8,500 6,500

Lineworkers 40.2 29,500 19,000

Summary FindingsWhat happens if retirements are delayed?

NEI 2007 Survey Preliminary Results

• 20 of 26 utilities supplied data• Data represents about 85% of utility employees• Little change in age profiles—each curve has

shifted to the right and little hiring is apparent – Engineering—13% under 33– Operations—14% under 33– Maintenance—6% under 33– Radiation Protection—4% under 33

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5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

18-22 23-27 28-32 33-37 38-42 43-47 48-52 53-57 58-62 63-67 67+

Age Range

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2003

2005

2007

Nuclear Industry Employment Distribution by Age

Source: 2007 NEI Pipeline Survey Results, Contractors not included

2007 Total Employment ~ 55,900

2005 Total Employment ~ 57,900

2003 Total Employment ~ 58,400

Potential Retirees are defined as employees that will be older than 53 with 25+ years of service, or older than 63 with 20 years of service, or older than 67 within the next five years.

Source: 2007 NEI Pipeline Survey Results

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2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

18-22 23-27 28-32 33-37 38-42 43-47 48-52 53-57 58-62 63-67 67+

Nuclear Generation 5-Year Attrition

General Attrition

~6,300 or 11% Potential Retirements

~19,600 or 35%

Southeast Region Comparison