Midwest Manufacturing Snapshot

The 'Midwest Manufacturing Snapshot' by the World Resources Institute provides estimated manufacturing subsector-specific energy use and economic activity data for the 10 member states of the Midwestern Governors Association (MGA), alongside summaries of state policies aimed at reducing energy intensity and costs.

• The paper provides the first estimates of energy use specifically by manufacturing subsector for the 10 states belonging to the Midwestern Governors Association (MGA), filling a gap where public data previously only provided general state-level energy-use and economic-activity for the manufacturing industry as a whole.
• The document aims to support policy discussions in the Midwest by combining detailed energy-use and economic data with state-by-state policy summaries to identify ways to reduce industrial energy intensity, emissions, and energy-related costs for manufacturers.
• The report notes that following a decade of high energy prices and job losses, U.S. manufacturing saw a modest economic recovery in 2011. It suggests that energy efficiency investments are a viable path for policymakers seeking to create jobs and economic development, especially as federal Recovery Act funding for state energy efficiency programs is expected to be exhausted in 2012.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Midwest Manufacturing Snapshot. https://www.wri.org/research/midwest-manufacturing-snapshot

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Midwest Manufacturing Snapshot. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/midwest-manufacturing-snapshot.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=World Resources Institute |title=Midwest Manufacturing Snapshot |url=https://www.wri.org/research/midwest-manufacturing-snapshot |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendmidwest, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Midwest Manufacturing Snapshot}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/midwest-manufacturing-snapshot}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }