Number and percent of establishments reporting green technologies and practices, by type of technology or practice, United States and census regions, August 2011 : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Number and percent of establishments reporting green technologies and practices, by type of technology or practice, United States and census regions, August 2011
Type of green technology or practice	United States		Northeast(1)		Midwest(2)		South(3)		West(4)
Type of green technology or practice	Number of establishments	Percent of establishments	Number of establishments	Percent of establishments	Number of establishments	Percent of establishments	Number of establishments	Percent of establishments	Number of establishments	Percent of establishments
Total, all establishments	6,624,600	100.0%	1,309,100	100.0%	1,419,400	100.0%	2,369,600	100.0%	1,526,500	100.0%
No green technologies or practices reported	1,691,100	25.5%	321,200	24.5%	339,900	24.0%	674,200	28.5%	355,800	23.3%
At least one green technology or practice reported (5)	4,933,500	74.5%	988,000	75.5%	1,079,400	76.0%	1,695,400	71.5%	1,170,700	76.7%

By type of technology or practice
Generate electricity, heat, or fuel from renewable sources primarily for use within the establishment	153,300	2.3%	35,300	2.7%	29,200	2.1%	39,200	1.7%	49,700	3.3%
Use technologies or practices to improve energy efficiency within the establishment	3,799,400	57.4%	775,400	59.2%	858,700	60.5%	1,271,100	53.6%	894,200	58.6%
Use technologies or practices in operations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through methods other than renewable energy generation and energy efficiency	835,000	12.6%	173,900	13.3%	163,400	11.5%	267,600	11.3%	230,100	15.1%
Use practices to either reduce the creation or release of pollutants or toxic compounds as a result of operations, or to remove pollutants or hazardous waste from the environment	861,400	13.0%	161,500	12.3%	187,700	13.2%	288,800	12.2%	223,400	14.6%
Use technologies or practices to reduce or eliminate the creation of waste materials as a result of operations	3,636,700	54.9%	761,400	58.2%	812,800	57.3%	1,130,300	47.7%	932,200	61.1%
Use technologies or practices in operations to conserve natural resources (excluding use of recycled inputs in production process)	1,286,800	19.4%	246,700	18.8%	266,900	18.8%	445,700	18.8%	327,500	21.5%
Footnotes (1) Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. (2) Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. (3) Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. (4) Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. (5) Total will not match the sum of data by type of technology or practice because establishments may report more than one green technology or practice.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to total due to rounding.

Last Modified Date: June 29, 2012