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CleanTech

Supporting a Cleaner, Greener Environment

The Triangle is home to one of the world’s leading cleantech clusters. With a focus on sustainable and renewable technology, 1.9K Clean Technology companies call the Triangle home and employ 27K with an average annual salary of $113K. These companies are actively creating new technologies that support more sustainable growth and a cleaner, greener environment. Here in the Triangle, the primary focus is smart grid technologies, smart metering, and expanding renewable energy technologies. Through strategic partnerships spanning public, private, and academia, these companies are hard at work to reduce negative environmental impact.

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Windmills harvest renewable energy
  • Smart Grid
  • Renewable Energy
Smart Grid
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Smart Grid

The Future of the Power Grid

Smart Grid, digital technology used to monitor and regulate the movement of electricity from the power plant to homes and businesses, essentially allows for two-way communication between the utility and the customer. Over the next decade, smart grids are expected to replace the nation’s aging mechanical power grid. Triangle companies operate across every segment of the smart grid value chain, with major areas of focus being information and communications technology integration, building energy management, distribution grid management, and advanced metering infrastructure.

Renewable Energy
Windmills harvest renewable energy
Renewable Energy

Let the Sun Shine

Currently in the US, coal and natural gas account for half of the country’s electricity production, with only 18% of the electricity production coming from renewable sources. North Carolina produces 12.7% of its electricity from renewable sources (with 5.7% solar. Hello, NC sunshine!) The Triangle is home to the largest concentration of renewable energy and energy efficiency companies in the state, with solar being the frontrunner.

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Haley Waxman

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