The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released its annual energy efficiency scorecard today. The scorecard ranks the energy-efficiency of all 50 U.S. states. Top states have advanced energy-efficiency policies and programs that help lower customers’ energy use and boost the state economy.
This year, there’s a new state at #1 and there have been a number of shifts in the ranking.
The top 10 states are:
1.Massachusetts (taking the #1 position for the first time)
2.California (slipping from the top spot, which it held for the first four editions of the ACEEE Scorecard)
3.New York State
4.Oregon
5.Vermont
6.Washington State
7.Rhode Island
8.Minnesota
9.Connecticut
10.Maryland (making its first appearance in the top 10 and also one of the six most improved states in 2011)
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