President Obama continued to promote his jobs push and green economy goals during a press conference Friday from Opower, a smart-grid software company in Arlington, VA. He went on to announce that he has signed the latest jobs bill to extend unemployment benefits and offer tax breaks to employers who hire unemployed workers. Opower expects to hire 100 new employees this year.
Opower software helps consumers track energy use so they can mange home energy use by giving them a dashboard of energy use data. He related Opower’s work to the proposed Home Star program to spur job growth as home owners have homes upgraded with energy efficiency measures.
“The country that leads in clean energy today will lead the global economy tomorrow” said Mr. Obama. “Lets see if we can replicate Opower’s sucess across the country.”