Connecticut, along with Massachusetts and California, are tops at promoting energy efficiency policies, programs, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy says.
The council’s 2009 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard ranked California No. 1, followed by Massachusetts and Connecticut. Rounding out the top 10 are: states in six categories, concludes that the 10 states doing the most to implement Oregon (4); New York (5); Vermont (6); Washington state (7); Minnesota (8); Rhode Island (9); and Maine (10).
“By embracing a wide range of cost-effective energy efficiency strategies, the leading states are demonstrating that efficiency is their ‘first fuel’ to meet energy demands while growing their economies,” said Maggie Eldridge, ACEEE research associate and lead author of the report.
“States continue to raise the bar with comprehensive strategies to improve efficiency in their buildings, industry, and transportation systems,” Eldridge said. “They are the ‘living laboratories’ of energy efficiency.”
According to ACEEE, the states comprising the group that “most needs to improve” are (with ties): Arkansas (41); Missouri (41); Louisiana (41); Georgia (44); Alaska (45); West Virginia (45); Nebraska (47); Alabama (48); Mississippi (49); North Dakota (49); and Wyoming (51, including DC).
