Connecticut will be ranked among the top 10 most energy efficient states in a report due Wednesday afternoon from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
ACEEE would not disclose Connecticut’s exact position ahead of the release of the report at 1 p.m. Wednesday but did say the state was in the top 10 again in the 7-year-old study.
Last year, Connecticut was ranked No. 6.
Gov. Dannel Malloy has made it a central component of his administration to make Connecticut No. 1 in the nation in energy efficiency, in order to mitigate high energy prices for businesses and residents in the state. Although several groups rank state energy efficiency, Malloy judges the state’s performance by the ACEEE rankings.
Connecticut was tied for No. 1 in the rankings in 2006, tied with Virginia and California. In 2011, the state ranked No. 9 and, in 2010, ranked No. 8.
The ACEEE rankings look at a number of indicators when rating the 50 states, including government spending for energy efficiency programs, state goals, building codes, and appliance efficiency standards.
Connecticut’s electricity is among the nation’s highest, and the state usually ranks only behind Hawaii and sometimes Alaska, New York, and California in terms of high energy prices. To decrease overall cost, the state strives to lower its energy usage through efficiency.
