Hawaii will be named as one of the best clean energy states in the US when it comes to jobs in this sector, according to a national community of business leaders focused on promoting sound environmental policy.

 

The Environmental Entrepreneurs, which helps shape state and national policy that’s good for the economy and the environment, will release its quarterly state-by-state clean energy and clean transportation jobs report on Wednesday, naming Hawaii as one of the top 10 states in the nation.

 

On Tuesday, the Environmental Entrepreneurs announced the top 10 in alphabetical order with Arizona, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island and Texas all making the list.

 

The broader clean energy jobs ranking for all of 2013 includes, in alphabetical order, four states from the fourth-quarter rankings — California, Hawaii, Texas and New York — as well as six additional states, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada and Oregon.

 

The latest report will be featured on the cleanenergyworksforus.org web site, which provides searchable details on growth in the renewable energy, energy efficient and smart transportation sectors across the country.

 

Some of the highlights of job announcements in Hawaii, include the State of Hawaii’s effort to install energy efficient technologies at airports, universities, prisons, as well as wastewater treatment facilities, which will create 5,000 jobs.