Clean Energy Workers in Texas Surpass Those Working in Oil & Gas Industry

Austin, TX — Two years after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden-Harris clean energy plan is creating a booming clean energy economy across Texas. In 2023, Texas added more clean energy workers than any other state, for a total of 261,934 clean energy jobs. This means that Texas now has more clean energy workers than those working in the oil and gas industry, and the second-most clean energy jobs in the country. 

“Texas has long been known as an oil and gas state. Now, thanks to the Biden-Harris clean energy plan, Texas is also a leading clean energy state,” said Monica Perez, Climate Power’s States Managing Director. “From the Gulf Coast to Central and North Texas, families and workers are benefitting from a surging clean energy economy. As clean energy jobs continue to grow, Texans can trust they’ll have a more sustainable, resilient future to look to.” 

The clean energy plan has spurred the creation of over 330,000 new jobs nationwide, with Texas ranking first for clean energy investments in low-income communities. In Texas’ low-income communities, companies have announced $13.44 billion in investment and the creation of 14,612 good-paying clean energy jobs, while Texas’ rural communities have seen project announcements totaling $1.06 billion in investment and 2,385 jobs.

Texas is also home to the second-most new clean energy projects, third-most new clean energy jobs, and fifth-largest investment in the country. Fifty-two new clean energy projects in Texas have already spurred over $17 billion in private investment and helped create or move forward over 24,000 good-paying clean energy jobs.

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