Regional Data Research Reports Maps Site Map Contact ARC Privacy Policy Web Policy Reports Economic Development Potential of Conventional and Potential Alternative Energy Sources in Appalachian Counties File Formats: Due to the length of this report, ARC is offering the full report, as well as each section, for download in PDF format. A report summary is online in HTML format and can be read by clicking on the link below. To request a hardcopy of this report, send an email to webmaster@arc.gov. Summary (in HTML format) Full Report in PDF Format (4.7 MB) Executive Summary and Introduction (337 KB) What Is Energy Independence? How Do We Achieve It? Basic Assumptions of this Report Job Estimates Depend on Specifying a Future State of Energy Production Outline of the Report Caveats Part One: Job Implications of a 21st Century National Energy Portfolio: Methods of Estimating Job Impacts of the Growth in Non Renewable and Renewable Energy Sources and the Importance of Carbon Sequestration (345 KB) Methods Used to Estimate Job Impacts of the Expansion of the Alternative Energy Sector Job Growth and Fossil Fuels Job Growth and Renewable Energy Carbon Sequestration Summary, Part 1 Part Two: Energy Supplies and their Probability of Utilization in the ARC Region (4.5 MB) Petroleum Natural Gas Steam Coal Coalbed Methane Underground Coal Gasification Ventilation Air Methane Wind Lignocellulose Biomass Methane Livestock Manure Wastewater Treatment Landfill Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Concentrating Solar Systems Part Three: Job Potential of Alternative Energy Futures (382 KB) Wind Energy Solar Energy Biomass Sectors Summary Part Four: Exploring the Share of Employment in Key Sectors in the Wind and Solar Energy Sectors, States in the Appalachian Region (349 KB) Summary and Concluding Comments (included in part 4 file, above) References (included in part 4 file, above)