NEW ENERGY, STATE-BY-STATE

2012 State Clean Energy Index

May 2012 (Clean Edge)

“Highlights from this year's research include…[1] Six states, twice as many as last year, now generate more than 10 percent of their utility-scale electricity from wind, solar, and/or geothermal…

“…[2] The number of registered hybrid cars in the U.S. grew to nearly 2 million while all-electric vehicles neared the 50,000 registered-vehicle milestone…”

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“…[3] The 29 states with renewable portfolio standards, along with Washington, D.C., account for nearly two-thirds of the nation’s total generating capacity…

“…[4] California’s clean-energy venture capital dollars in 2011 exceeded the total of all the other 49 states combined…[and, 5]Clean-energy patents granted to U.S. entities in 2011 exceeded the 1,000 mark for the first time, with more than half of them distributed across just three states…”

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