4. Support Energy R&D as if Our National Security Depends on It (Because It Does)

摘要

Plan of action Encourage more basic and applied R&D in the United States, and increase the flow of students into science and engineering. Continuing to improve and expand the country's energy supply will require a pool of talented researchers. A report by the U.S. Power and Energy Engineering Workforce Collaborative estimates that almost 1,000 college students graduate each year with an interest in electric-power engineering jobs, and an additional 1,000 students enroll in graduate-level power engineering programs. But over the next five years, electrical utilities alone will require an additional 7,000 power engineers, and factoring in other industries adds another 4,000 new hires.