Jobs and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) Model
What is JEDI?
Developed by researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Jobs and Economic Development Impact (JEDI) models are user-friendly tools that estimate the economic impacts of constructing and operating power generation plants at the local and state levels. Using JEDI, you can analyze the energy impacts of wind, biofuels, concentrating solar power, geothermal, conventional hydropower, marine and hydrokinetic power, coal, and natural gas power plants.
The JEDI Model allows users to estimate economic development impacts from projects and also includes default information that can be used to run a generic impact analysis assuming industry averages. Download JEDI Wind Energy Models .
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Examples of where/how OSW JEDI has been used
Discover how JEDI is being used to estimate the potential impact of offshore wind.
- Renewable Rikers Feasibility Study Report (2024)
- Offshore Wind in the US Gulf of Mexico: Regional Economic Modeling and Site-Specific Analyses (2020)
- Massachusetts Offshore Wind Workforce Assessment (2018)
- Potential for Jobs and Economic Development from Offshore Wind in California (2016)
- Floating Offshore Wind in Hawaii: Potential for Jobs and Economic Impacts from Two Future Scenarios (2016)
- Offshore Wind Jobs and Economic Development Impacts in the United States: Four Regional Scenarios (2015)
Discover how JEDI is being used to estimate the potential impact of land-based wind.
- Expanding the Baseline: Community Perspectives on Equity in Land-Based Wind Energy Development and Operations (2024)
- Economic Impacts from Wind Energy in Colorado Case Study: Rush Creek Wind Farm (2019)
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