NC recently passed a State Law mandating that utilities make a percentage of their electricity from renewable sources and be more energy efficient by 2021. Charlotte is experiencing a rapid growth in energy sector related jobs, but has a lack of highly trained workers to fill them. The Carolinas Energy Training Center will be a regional, cross-disciplinary training program and lab facility created to meet the demand for workers to support the rapidly growing energy sector in North Carolina. CPCC will engage regional partners to establish a training program and lab facility with the goal of creating a skilled workforce to meet the dynamic needs of the Charlotte region's energy economy.