California Keeps Crushing America’s Clean Energy And Tech Rankings
Even though California once again dominates Clean Edge’s annual Clean Tech Leadership Index, clean energy keeps growing in almost every corner of America.
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Coloradan Municipalities Can Choose Where They Obtain Their Electricity
Originally published in the ECOreport. As Boulder prepares to set up its own power distribution system, local Coloradans and The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) are making sure that other municipalities are aware they can choose to break free of Xcel Energy’s monopoly. Coloradans can choose where they obtain their electricity. … [continued]
Top 10 Solar Power Stories Of 2012
What were the top solar power stories of 2012? Here’s my list — chime in below if you think differently or have anything to add. 10. Giant US CSP power plants move along as planned, ready for completion in 2013. While we didn’t see any big CSP power plants … [continued]
Embrace of Renewables in Heartland Wows Execs
Here’s a great guest post by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on renewable energy success stories in the US Heartland: Seventeen executives traveled through middle America last month and came away amazed by the can-do spirit alive in the heartland, in awe of how those connected to the … [continued]
Colorado Climbing to the Forefront of Clean Energy
As the United States struggles to add jobs on a consistent and robust basis, we are always on the look-out for success stories on the job front. Well, one glimmer of hope comes from the state of Colorado, which has seen tremendous job growth in the clean energy space, well ahead of the national average.
Top 10 Clean Energy States (& Bottom 10)
Any “top 10” list is going to be a bit ambiguous, unless you’re ranking something that is very simply scored and ranked, like sports teams. Ranking states or countries on cleantech matters, especially cleantech or clean energy as a whole, is a little more difficult. So, I steer away from making such lists. However, if someone else makes one, it’s a fun thing to cover.
Clean Edge recently published its 2nd annual U.S. Clean Energy Leadership Index, which includes critical data and analysis on the nation’s clean energy landscape. Included in the index is a ranking of the states according to their clean energy leadership. Can you guess the top 10?
