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The Clean Energy Economy



The Clean Energy Economy: Texas

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PRESS RELEASE: Texas Clean Energy Economy Jobs Grew More than Two Times Faster than Overall Jobs – Pew Charitable Trusts, June 10, 2009

Texas has a large and growing piece of America's clean energy economy. Job growth in the state's clean energy economy outpaced total job growth between 1998 and 2007. Texas is a strong national performer, ranking second in number of clean energy economy jobs in 2007 and fourth in patents over the past 10 years. The state's wind industry has grown exponentially: If Texas were a country, it would now rank sixth in the world for annual wind energy production, behind Germany, the United States, Spain, China and India. The state ranks third among states in clean energy venture capital in the past three years, attracting more than $716 million, the bulk of which has been invested in the category of Clean Energy.

 

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