States and the general public win from lower emissions and lower energy demand. Industry wins by saving money from cutting waste and reducing energy needs, which equals less energy costs and less pollution emitted. Innovative technologies can bring industries in non-attainment within environmental controls or help others maintain their environmental obligations. The Northeast-Midwest Institute has a long history of working with the industrial sector in promoting increased productivity through energy efficiency. The RCI serves Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia .
New technology fuels the engine of American economic development.
Since World War II, new technology has spurred approximately half the U.S. economy's growth. Yet the process of commercialization fails all but a few of even the most promising technologies. The Northeast Regional Resource Center for Innovation recognizes that small businesses need support in order to develop new innovations and technologies. By encouraging the development of energy-saving, low emissions technologies DOE fosters solutions that lower greenhouse gas emissions, avoid further climate change, and reduce U.S. dependence on imported fossil fuels to meet basic energy needs. DOE fosters networks of regional, state, and local business professionals that can facilitate business development.