JEDI II JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS JEDI II: JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS 

FROM COAL NATURAL GAS AND WIND POWER FROM COAL, NATURAL GAS, AND WIND POWER

S Tuzanne Tegen M h ll G ldb Marshall Goldberg Michael Milligan, Consultant Consultant

National Renewable Energy Laboratory MRG & Associates National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Golden Colorado Golden, Colorado Nevada City California Nevada City, California G ld C l d Golden, Colorado

How does JEDI II work?

To download this user-friendly free 

The user enters data specific to the new coal gas or wind plant: The user enters data specific to the new coal, gas, or wind plant: tool go to tool, go to 

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• Size of the project Please see the paper accompanying 

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Cost ($/kW) proceedings for more information • Cost ($/kW) and sample results • Any other site-specific information and sample results.

The more information the user provides the more localized th The more information the user provides, the more localized the results will be When specific data are not available the mod e results will be. When specific data are not available, the model uses default values uses default values.

Features Approach

JEDI II i f ll l l f i ith i d li d h t i • Using economic multipliers JEDI II measures the potential employment 

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• JEDI II is for all levels of users — no experience with economic modeling or spreadsheets is necessary. • Using economic multipliers, JEDI II measures the potential employment 

• JEDI II comes with on-line instructions. (jobs and earnings) and economic development impacts (output) from 

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new power plants by calculating the dollar flow from construction and • Default data is available if users do not have area-specific information.

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• The output from JEDI II provides detailed construction and O&M expenditure information as well as the annual operations. The output from JEDI II provides detailed construction and O&M expenditure information, as well as the 

portion spent locally portion spent locally. • I it d f lt f JEDI II d t t t In its default form, JEDI II conducts state-specific analyses. County or ifi l C t 

• The model identifies local spending on debt and equity payments, property taxes and land-lease payments. regional analyses require additional multipliers. 

• Th dd i t i l d t t k th d l f l f th i d The user may add in county or regional data to make the model more useful for their needs.

• JEDI II calculates direct indirect and induced impacts JEDI II calculates direct, indirect, and induced impacts.

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Statewide Economic Impacts from New Electricity Statewide Economic Impacts from New Electricity Statewide Economic Impacts from New Electricity 

G ti i C l d Generation in Colorado G ti i C l d Generation in Colorado G ti i Mi hi Generation in Michigan

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The JEDI model does not factor in costs to consumers. Fluctuations in different technologies (e.g., natural gas prices) may make construction of a new power plant price prohibitive. 

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The information contained in this poster is subject to a government license. • WINDPOWER 2006 • Pittsburgh, PA • June 4–7, 2006 • NREL/PO-500-39908