When America Leads:

Communities Shaping US Clean Energy Competitiveness

Since 2020, global clean energy investment has risen by 40% and will grow exponentially in the coming decades. The United States has the chance to lead these new and lucrative industries. And we’re up for the challenge: since 2021, hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested in clean energy manufacturing and deployment in the United States, creating tens of thousands of jobs across the country. And we’re just getting started.

Behind the jaw-dropping nationwide stats are hundreds of American communities—urban and rural, Red states and Blue states—all working to build America’s clean energy leadership.

Mapping Our Clean Energy Future

Browse completed and ongoing projects throughout the US.

This map highlights how everyday Americans are building the infrastructure, workforce, and technological know-how needed to put America at the forefront of the energy transition and, in the process, creating new opportunities in their communities for generations to come. We feature stories of 11 key clean energy technologies where the US holds or can build a competitive edge in the global marketplace.

To navigate, simply click on the icons above the map to filter projects by technology type. Click any pin on the map to open a side panel with more information about the specific project. In the side panel, you can also click on the “technology type” for a status report on America’s competitive edge in that technology.

Pins surrounded by a gold halo include a “snapshot” with a closer look at the community-level benefits of clean energy investments.

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Map data ©2025 Google, INEGI
Map data ©2025 Google, INEGI

Compiled by Third Way from various sources. For more information, see methodology below.

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Methodology

Research for the When America Leads: Communities Shaping US Clean Energy Competitiveness project involved a thorough examination of numerous data sources related to anticipated grants, loans, and tax credits, as well as private-sector investments either announced or made. All data refers to projects announced, initiated, or expanded following the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (referred to herein as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) - HR 3684), the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA - HR 5376), or the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS - HR 4346). Data is limited to projects corresponding to the ten technologies highlighted in our joint analysis with Boston Consulting Group and Breakthrough Energy, described here as When America Leads. The project identified opportunities for the US to gain or expand a competitive advantage in global clean energy markets. This map supplements those technologies with additional analysis on semiconductors.

To develop this database, we used a combination of external data sets, targeted news searches, and research into individual state project development activities. Key resources included USASpending.gov, Invest.gov’s Investing In America map, E2’s Clean Economy Works project, and the Biden Administration Investment Tracker from the Center for American Progress.

Projects on the map will be tracked and updated regularly. This map is not intended to be comprehensive and does not endorse specific companies, projects, or technologies, nor does it endorse any entity’s efforts in seeking funding, loans, grants, or tax credits. When America Leads: Communities Shaping US Clean Energy Competitiveness spotlights significant clean energy investments that are creating opportunities in local communities and driving US competitiveness worldwide.