1、itif.org US State and Regional Energy Innovation Index CHAD A.SMITH AND DAVID M.HART|MAY 2024 Vibrant regional energy innovation ecosystems are important for any national net-zero strategy.But to understand the potential contributions they can make to the price and performance of clean energy techno

2、logies,we must first benchmark the resources they bring to bear.KEY TAKEAWAYS A diverse array of new and improved energy technologies that emit far fewer greenhousegases,while matching(or nearly so)the price and performance of incumbenttechnologies,are needed to reduce the harms of climate change.St

3、ate and regional energy innovation ecosystems in the United States can and shouldmake significant contributions to the development and improvement of thesetechnologies.Recent legislation has established federal policies to strengthen these ecosystems.Manystates and regions are responding to this opp

4、ortunity by adopting clean energy-basedeconomic development strategies.The ITIF U.S.State and Regional Innovation Index provides a baseline against which tomeasure the future impact of this legislation at the state and regional level.It covers 9categories of innovation system functions and 14 areas

5、of technological specialization.The federal government should continue to support state and regional capacity-buildingfor clean energy innovation so that bottom-up strategies stand a better chance of success.Federal programs should strengthen coordination with one another.INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY&INNO

6、VATION FOUNDATION|MAY 2024 PAGE 2 CONTENTS Key Takeaways.1 Introduction.2 Regional Innovation Ecosystems:Engines of the Energy Transition.3 From TBED to CEBED:The Regional Moment in U.S.Energy and Climate Innovation Policy.4 Measuring State and Regional Energy Innovation Ecosystems.7 The Index.11 Co