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Mario Camardella
Project Manager. Technology, Energy, and Corporate Services. Business Development
804-545-5747
MCamardella@YesVirginia.org
Twyla Powell
Project Manager. Technology, Energy, and Corporate Services. Business Development
804-545-5723
TPowell@YesVirginia.org
- Employs 30,800 people
- Electricity generated by fossil fuels, nuclear power, biomass, methane, hydroelectric, and municipal waste
- Consists of 382 companies with 626 establishments
- Has a direct economic output of $17.5 billion
- Central location on the Atlantic Coast provides interstate and rail access to the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest
- Access to international markets provided by the Port of Hampton Roads and Washington-Dulles International Airport
Virginia’s Energy Industry employs 30,800 people. The top three Energy sectors by employment are Conventional Fuel Mining and Processing (8,700), Conventional Utilities (8,500), and Nuclear Equipment and Power (5,800). These three sectors comprise 75% of employment in Virginia’s Energy Industry.
The economic output of Virginia’s Energy Industry is $17.5 billion. The Energy industry also supports an additional $7.1 billion in economic activity in Virginia.
Virginia is home to 382 Energy companies with 626 locations. The top sectors for companies in the Energy Industry are Conventional Fuel Mining and Processing (181), Conventional Utilities (73), and Renewable Energy Equipment and Power (61). These three sectors comprise 86% of Virginia’s Energy companies.
Virginia’s Energy Industry covers traditional sectors such as power generation and mining, as well as emerging areas like smart grid technology and renewable fuels.
Major
Energy Companies in Virginia |
ABB
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AEP |
AES |
Allegheny Energy |
Alpha Natural Recourses |
Alstom |
AREVA |
Babcock &Wilcox |
BP Wind America |
Columbia Gas |
Consol |
Covanta |
DBT America |
Delta Star |
Dominion |
ExxonMobil |
GE |
GridPoint |
H2Gen |
Halliburton |
Joy Mining Machinery |
Liebherr Mining Equipment |
Line Power |
Massey Resources |
Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems |
Paramont Coal |
PEMCO |
Toshiba America Nuclear Energy |
Virginia Transformer |
New and Expanding Energy Companies in Virginia
In the past ten years, 58 Energy Industry projects have announced more than 3,600 new jobs and investment of $4.7 billion.
Recent major announcements |
AREVA |
Babcock & Wilcox |
Dominion |
Osage Bio Energy |
Virginia Transformer |
| Selected
Energy Products Occupations |
Virginia
Employment |
Virginia
Average Salary |
| Computer hardware engineers |
1,580 |
$98,478 |
| Computer programmers |
11,280 |
$80,049 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software |
28,830 |
$108,055 |
| Computer systems analysts |
35,030 |
$93,130 |
| Electrical and electronic engineering technicians |
6,300 |
$57,811 |
| Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers |
4,020 |
$32,286 |
| Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay |
780 |
$62,635 |
| Electrical engineers |
7,890 |
$90,293 |
| Electronics engineers, except computer |
5,160 |
$97,631 |
| Industrial engineers |
5,760 |
$82,031 |
| Industrial machinery mechanics |
7,180 |
$45,125 |
| Machinists |
7,230 |
$40,220 |
| Mechanical engineers |
7,640 |
$90,948 |
| Mechanical engineering technicians |
1,240 |
$48,738 |
| Nuclear engineers |
1,860 |
$101,911 |
| Petroleum engineers |
210 |
$110,678 |
| Power plant operators |
670 |
$54,328 |
Virginia’s universities offer a wide range of engineering and technology programs which support the Energy industry.
- George Mason University
- Center for Smart Power Grids
- James Madison University
- Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability
- Institute for Energy and Environmental Research
- Old Dominion University
- Biodiesel from algae
- Smart grid technology
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research
- Advanced Research Institute – solar, wind, waves, and tides
- Center for Power Electronics Systems – grid-interface connections
- Sustainable Energy Technology Center (with the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research)
- University of Virginia
- Center for Advanced Engineering Research
- Center for Safe and Secure Nuclear Energy
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides education and training programs for Virginians and Virginia businesses. Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Covington offers a Wind Turbine Service Technician program.
The University of Virginia and VCCS offer the Engineers PRODUCED in Virginia program to allow aspiring engineers to begin their studies at their local community college and then earn their Bachelor of Science in Engineering Science from U.Va.
VCCS degree programs include:
- CAD/CAM
- Engineering Technology
- Industrial Electronics
- Industrial Production
- Industrial Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technologies
- Mining Technology
- Welding
Over 16,000 people exit the U.S. military from bases in Virginia each year.
Energy Assets
- Virginia Biomass Energy Group
- Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium
- Virginia Offshore Wind Coalition
- Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative
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