Where in the United States could cleantech manufacturing thrive?

This map highlights the regions that score in the top 25% in feasibility (at or above the 75th percentile) for different clean energy manufacturing industries as categorized in the Clean Growth Tool, out of 179 Economic Areas (EAs) considered nationally.

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Feasibility, a function of an area's existing economic capabilities (e.g. workforce composition) in related sectors, is highly predictive of an industry's ability to thrive in a given location. It does not predict short-term investment. Additionally, this map uses the anchor cities in each Economic Area (EA) as reference points for each region, and as such does not illustrate the territory covered by each EA. For example, the Salt Lake City-Odgen-Clearfield EA encompasses most of Utah, but Salt Lake City is the reference point here.