Investment: Key Stats

  • $1.79 billion: Private investments made as a result of Michigan’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) through 2012. (Source: Michigan Public Service Commission, http://1.usa.gov/ZhiN8e)
  • $2.2 billion: Private clean energy investments from venture capital and private equity raised in 2012 for so-called energy smart technologies including efficiency products and equipment for the electricity grid. (Source: Bloomberg, http://bloom.bg/Ztr5ds)
  • $269 billion: Private investment in renewable energy in 2012 – the second highest year ever for clean tech investment. (Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance, http://bit.ly/10u5Ht8)
  • $48.1 billion: Clean energy investment in the United States in 2011 – 42% increase from 2010. (Source: Pew Charitable Trusts / Bloomberg New Energy Finance, http://bit.ly/HtRYoB)
  • $915 million: Minimum Google investment in clean energy projects, including rooftop solar, concentrating solar power and offshore wind. (Source: Google, http://bit.ly/KlyvfG)
  • $6 billion: Amount committed to wind energy by Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company. (Source: Bloomberg, http://bloom.bg/yIaBfs)
  • $800 billion - $1.2 trillion: Expected global investment in solar in next decade. (Source: McKinsey & Company, http://bit.ly/InVamF)
  • 5x: Amount by which global investment in clean energy increased, 2004-2011 (2011 total set an all-time record of $260 billion). (Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance, http://bit.ly/KdSo1I)
  • $40 billion: Amount Goldman Sachs plans to invest in clean energy over the next decade. (Source: Reuters, http://reut.rs/JIKpzg)
  • 1st time: Global investment in renewables surpassed investment in net new fossil fuels in 2010. (Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance / United Nations Environment Programme, http://bit.ly/LhOiWD)
  • #1: Cleantech’s rank among growing VC categories in the US – up from 1.2% of VC total 10 years ago. (Source: CleanEdge / CleanTech Group, http://bit.ly/xXtqxH)
  • $6.6 Billion: Total US-based clean tech venture capital – a 30% increase over 2010. (Source: CleanEdge / CleanTech Group, http://bit.ly/xXtqxH)
  • #1: US rank in global clean energy investment, 2011. (Source: Pew Charitable Trusts / Bloomberg New Energy Finance, http://bit.ly/HtRYoB)
  • $48 billion: Amount invested in US clean energy in 2011 – a 42% increase over 2010. (Source: Pew Charitable Trusts / Bloomberg New Energy Finance, http://bit.ly/HtRYoB)
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