WorkWell MN is a coalition of over twenty workforce development nonprofits collectively addressing employment challenges in Minnesota, working together to advance policies and create solutions that benefit both jobseekers and employers. Because of our expertise and leadership in workforce, the McKnight Foundation asked WorkWell to convene a Clean Energy Workforce Table in 2025 to address the following:

The situation: Minnesota has a law setting the state on a track to have 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. The state’s Climate Action Framework expands on this to set a goal of achieving net-zero economy-wide by 2050. While Minnesota’s clean energy policies were created with the promise of good jobs for all, workforce experts and organizations have not been part of policy design and coalitions.

To help communities through the transition we need to ensure:

• Clean energy companies can hire the workers they need.

• The jobs are family sustaining jobs.

• Job seekers can access training.

• Organizations providing education and training know what training is needed.

Clean Energy Workforce Table Goals:

• Develop a shared understanding of how to assess clean energy and green jobs, and inform how these jobs are tracked.

• Assemble hiring projections needed for the sector, identifying in-demand skillsets to inform education and training programs at every level (high school, short-term training, pre-apprenticeship, two- and four-year degrees, etc).

• Identify collaborative opportunities for applying to state and federal grant funding opportunities.

• Ensure that future energy policies build equitable workforce into policies from the start.

• Support employers in taking practical steps to invest in an inclusive organizational culture.

• Build a vision for equitable onramps and training programs for clean energy jobs.

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Table of Contents:

1. Overview and History

2. Four MN Clean Energy Subcommittees

Employer Engagement

Cross-Sector Scenario Planning 

Clean Energy Jobs of the Future

Transferable Skills in Advanced Manufacturing

3. Clean Energy Workforce Policy

4. Shared Resources

Subcommittee meeting agendas and notes

Presentations and materials from subcommittees

Links and files from clean energy workforce table discussions

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