WEST COAST CITIES TOP CLEAN EDGE'S INAUGURAL
U.S. METRO CLEAN TECH INDEX

Clean Edge's inaugural U.S. Metro Clean Tech Index subscription service, released today, provides the industry's most comprehensive and objective analysis of how the 50 largest U.S. metro regions, and the individuals, businesses, and organizations that operate there, compare across the clean-tech spectrum. According to Clean Edge's assessment and ranking of almost two dozen different indicators in green buildings, advanced transportation, clean electricity and carbon management, and clean-tech investment, innovation and workforce, the top 10 metro regions in the nation this year are San Jose, San Francisco, Portland, OR, Sacramento, Seattle, Denver, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Boston, and Austin.
 
Key market indicators tracked by Clean Edge via its U.S. Metro Clean Tech Index subscription service include hybrid electric vehicles, EV charging stations, certified green buildings, and clean-tech patents and venture capital investments. All quantitative metrics are levelized to account for population size. 
 
"West Coast metro regions, which have been at the forefront of regional clean-tech efforts and have strong state support, dominate the inaugural U.S. Metro Clean Tech Index," explains Clean Edge Managing Director Ron Pernick. "But other regions show significant strengths and assets, from Chicago and Washington D.C. to Austin and Salt Lake City, representing the diversity of clean-tech leadership and activities across the nation."
 
Highlights from this year's research include:
  • Portland, Oregon has more LEED-certified green-building projects per capita than any other metro region, but Las Vegas earns the green-building crown for total LEED square footage per capita.
  • The top metro regions with the largest share of electric vehicles on the road are all in California – San Francisco/San Jose, Los Angeles/Riverside, Sacramento and San Diego.
  • Raleigh, North Carolina has the lowest carbon emissions (metric tons per capita) from large facilities.
  • Boston, San Jose and Salt Lake City lead the nation with the most licensable clean technologies coming out of their university labs, per capita.
  • Just four metro regions have the presence of a Department of Energy lab, a Clean Energy Alliance Incubator and a top-ranked green MBA program: Chicago, Denver, New York and San Jose.
 
Learn More About the Metro Index Subscription Service:
An executive summary of this year’s Metro Index is available for download at: www.cleanedge.com/research/metro-index. The executive summary provides a glimpse at topline findings from the U.S. Metro Clean Tech Index report, which along with Clean Edge’s State Clean Energy Index forms the centerpiece of a larger advisory subscription service. Along with access to the full Metro and State Index reports – containing detailed Index results, comprehensive data tables, and individual state and metro-area report cards – subscribers have access to custom presentations, clean-tech company database access, and advisory services.
 
 
Economic development agencies, governments, investors, corporations, non-profits, foundations, and other industry stakeholders consider the State and Metro Indexes a go-to resource. Clients leverage the service to understand major market developments and inform strategies through the Indexes’ comparative benchmarking, rich datasets, and in-depth analysis.
 
For more information on the Metro and/or State Index subscription service, or for a private demonstration, please contact:
 
Bryce Yonker
Director of Business Development
503-206-8448
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