USA, California:

California Ranked As “Epicenter Of The U.S. Clean Tech Market” (Cleantechnica)

2013 Clean Tech State Index (Courtesy Clean Edge)

America’s states and cities are well on their way to a clean energy future – with California leading the charge.

This analysis comes from Clean Edge’s 2013 US Clean Tech Leadership Index,  echoing other recent reports that rank America as the most attractive country for renewable energy investment.

As always, any talk about clean tech in America starts with California. It’s “the epicenter of the US clean-tech market,” according to Clean Edge, and scored 97.1 out of a possible 100 points. California dominated every index category, including clean electricity generation, electric/hybrid vehicle adoption, green buildings, policy outlook, solar power capacity, and venture capital.

California is unique among U.S. states in clean energy – it’s the only one with wide-scale deployment of wind, solar, and geothermal. Those three resources generated 24.6 million megawatt-hours (MWH) of clean electricity and contributed more than 12% of the state’s overall electricity mix.

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