BOSTON — The Patrick-Murray administration that takes the reins of state government in January will look to raise the profile of the renewable energy industry to the level of the biotech and life sciences sectors, Lt. Gov.-elect Timothy Murray says.

The new administration, headed by Gov.-elect Deval Patrick, will be “doing everything we can” to bring “brainpower” to help the renewable energy industry and its role in the state’s economy, Murray said last week. Renewable energy will be a major focus of the incoming administration, he added.

“As Deval has said many times, this is a new economy, and if we can create successes large and small, the whole world becomes our marketplace,” Murray told a crowd of 60 energy advocates gathered at the IBEW Local 103 union hall where he received a “Member of the Year” award from the Mass Energy Consumers Alliance, a nonprofit organization.

“You will see a number of initiatives coming out of the new administration, hopefully from Day One, that will look to accentuate that, grow that, but we’re going to need your good ideas, your continued good work, working collaboratively with us, so that we can create a lot more victories.”

In January, Patrick, noting his own electric bill had doubled, vowed that if elected, he would “take immediate steps to prevent possible rolling blackouts, and protect citizens from sudden spikes in heating and electric costs.”

He expressed support for “well-designed renewable energy projects — both large and small — that pass strict environmental and ecological scrutiny” and promised to “replace our state fleet with hybrids or other fuel-efficient vehicles, wherever practicable.”

Murray earned the award as mayor of Worcester, since the city is the first in the state to pledge to get 20 percent of electricity from clean energy sources by 2010, and has hopes for its first wind turbine. In his speech, Murray said Worcester, once in the top 25 largest manufacturing cities in the country, also has an aggressive open space acquisition plan.

He declined to go into specifics on any particular renewable energy initiatives, saying, “I think we’ll be coming out with a fairly comprehensive energy action plan to address some of those issues.”

Cape Wind, the controversial plan to place 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound, isn’t the only part of the renewable energy portfolio, he said. Energy advocates say the venture, which both Patrick and Murray support, remains the single largest energy project on the drawing boards.

Getting municipalities to expand into renewable energy and take greater control of their electric utilities will be a priority, he said. The town of Hull built its second wind turbine six months ago on a landfill.

The transition team is forming a working group that will cover renewable energy, he said.

“He’s not a Not-In-My-Back-Yard type of guy,” said Mass Energy Executive Director Larry Chretien, of Murray. “We’re going to hold them accountable in a friendly way,” and expect more of an “open door” policy than with the Romney administration, he added.

Policymakers in the Romney administration and Patrick’s team have been increasingly supportive of renewable energy, said Warren Leon, director of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Renewable Energy Trust, which receives $24 million a year from a surcharge on customers’ electric bills.

During the gubernatorial campaign, both Patrick and his Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey, and the two other candidates highlighted renewable energy as an issue, Leon said. “That heightened the support for it and heightened the visibility of the issue,” he said.

More businesses and agencies are applying for grants for such items as wind turbines and solar panels, with demand outpacing available financing by a three-to-one margin, he said. Federal tax credits have also played a role in increased interest.

“Now the competition has really increased,” he said.