Southeast Region Meeting May 4-5, 2009 Hosted by FPL

CEWD Mission Build the alliances, processes, and tools to develop tomorrow’s energy workforce Career Awareness Workforce Development and Education Workforce Planning and Metrics Member Value and Support Industry Solutions – Regional Implementation

National Fuel Mix

Southeast Region Fuel Mix Kentucky North CarolinaSouth Carolina Alabama GeorgiaMississippiFlorida

Southeast Region Facts North Carolina is the only state with an RPS All states use National Career Readiness Certificate – Georgia has Work Ready Georgia All states except Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia use Career Clusters $6,951,285 in DOL grants in Energy All states except Kentucky have state consortiums

National Outlook on Job Demand 2008 CEWD Pipeline Survey Who participated? Larger number of companies participated in 2008 Survey 55 Electric and Natural Gas Utilities / Energy Companies All Electric Cooperatives Data represents larger number of employees 2006 – 226,538 employees 2007 – 267,802 employees Data represents over 46% of all U.S. Electric and Natural Gas employees (Total US estimate is 550,000 employees)

2008 Pipeline Survey Results Average age has declined – 45.3 Median age unchanged at 45 Preliminary results show hiring taking place

2008 Pipeline Survey Results

Summary Findings Change in Potential Attrition and Retirements Between 2006 and 2007 Job Category2006 Percentage of Potential Attrition & Retirements 2007 Percentage of Potential Attrition & Retirements Technicians Non-Nuclear Power Plant Operators Engineers Pipefitters / Pipelayers Lineworkers Total for Job Categories

Summary Findings Estimated Number of Potential Replacements by 2013 Job CategoryPercentage of Potential Attrition & Retirements Estimated Number of Replacements Estimated Retirement Only Technicians49.027,00020,500 Non-Nuclear Plant Operators ,0009,000 Engineers44.714,50010,000 Pipefitters / Pipelayers 45.08,5006,500 Lineworkers40.229,50019,000

Summary Findings What happens if retirements are delayed?

NEI 2007 Survey Preliminary Results 20 of 26 utilities supplied data Data represents about 85% of utility employees Little change in age profiles—each curve has shifted to the right and little hiring is apparent –Engineering—13% under 33 –Operations—14% under 33 –Maintenance—6% under 33 –Radiation Protection—4% under 33

Nuclear Industry Employment Distribution by Age Source: 2007 NEI Pipeline Survey Results, Contractors not included 2007 Total Employment ~ 55, Total Employment ~ 57, Total Employment ~ 58,400

Potential Retirees are defined as employees that will be older than 53 with 25+ years of service, or older than 63 with 20 years of service, or older than 67 within the next five years. Source: 2007 NEI Pipeline Survey Results 15 Nuclear Generation 5-Year Attrition General Attrition ~6,300 or 11% Potential Retirements ~19,600 or 35%

Southeast Region Comparison