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The Jobs and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) models are user-friendly tools that estimate the economic impacts of constructing and operating power generation at the local and state levels.
Based on project-specific or default inputs (derived from industry norms), JEDI estimates the number of jobs and economic impacts to a local area that could reasonably be supported by a power generation project. For example, JEDI estimates the number of in-state construction jobs from a new wind farm.
JEDI models are used by county and state decision-makers, public utility commissions, potential project owners and others interested in the economic impacts from new electricity generation projects.
JEDI was first developed by Wind Powering America to model wind energy impacts. It has been expanded to analyze concentrating solar power, biofuels, coal, and natural gas power plants.
JEDI's user-friendly design allows novices to explore jobs and economic impacts from construction and operation of power plants. Advanced users can incorporate specific data to tailor model inputs and refine conclusions from model output.
Read more about how the Models work, download the models for free, understand the output, and get answers to questions about using the model.
More Information
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- Tegen, S. (May 2010). "Wind Turbine Manufacturers in the U.S.: Locations and Local Impacts (PDF 2.1 MB)." Presented at WINDPOWER 2010 Conference and Exhibition, May 23-26, 2010, Dallas, TX.
- Ratliff, D.J.; Hartman, C.L.; Stafford, E.R. (March 2010). "An Analysis of State-Level Economic Impacts from the Development of Wind Power Plants in San Juan County, Utah (PDF 436 KB)."
- "JEDI: Jobs and Economic Development Impacts Model Fact Sheet (PDF 444 KB)." (December 2009).
- Ratliff, D.J.; Hartman, C.L.; Stafford, E.R.; Huntsman, J.M. (October 2009). "An Analysis of State-Level Economic Impacts from the Development of Wind Power Plants in Summit County, Utah (PDF 508 KB)."
- Reategui, S.; Stafford, E.R.; Hartman, C.L.; Huntsman, J.M. (January 2009). "Generating Economic Development from a Wind Power Project in Spanish Fork Canyon, Utah: A Case Study and Analysis of State-Level Economic Impacts (PDF 378 KB)."
- Williams, S.K.; Acker, T.; Brummels, G.; Wells, S. (April 2007). "Arizona Wind Energy Assessments: Developable Windy Land and Economic Benefits."
- Mongha, N.; Stafford, E.; Hartman, C. (August 2006). "An Analysis of the Economic Impact on Box Elder County, Utah, from the Development of Wind Power Plants (PDF 514 KB)."
- Mongha, N.; Stafford, E.; Hartman, C. (August 2006). "An Analysis of the Economic Impact on Tooele County, Utah, from the Development of Wind Power Plants (PDF 442 KB)."
- Tegen, S.; Goldberg, M.; Milligan, M. (June 2006). "JEDI II: Jobs and Economic Development Impacts from Coal, Natural Gas, and Wind Power (PDF 499 KB)." Presented at WINDPOWER 2006, June 4-7, 2006, Pittsburgh, PA.
- Mongha, N.; Stafford, E.; Hartman, C. (May 2006). "An Analysis of the Economic Impact on Utah County, Utah from the Development of Wind Power Plants (PDF 335 KB)."
- Costanti, M. (September 2004). "Quantifying the Economic Development
Impacts of Wind Power in Six Rural Montana Counties Using NREL's JEDI Model
(PDF 946 KB)."
- Goldberg, M.; Sinclair, K.; Milligan, M. (March 2004). "Job and
Economic Development Impact (JEDI) Model: A User-Friendly Tool to Calculate
Economic Impacts from Wind Projects (PDF 417
KB)." Preprint; to be presented at the 2004 Global WINDPOWER
Conference; Chicago, IL, USA; March 29-31, 2004.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (March 2004). "Job and Economic
Development Impact (JEDI) Model (PDF 1 MB)." Brochure.
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