New State Rankings: Energy Efficiency

What is happening? The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy released its 2022 state rankings on energy efficiency. The best state for energy efficiency is California. The 50th state is Wyoming. Rounding out the Top 10 are MA, NY, VT, ME, Washington D.C., RI, MD, CT, and MN. TX and FL are tied at 29. PA is 21.

Why is this important? There are new considerations in this year’s rankings that include “new framework considers state efforts to strengthen community engagement processes, compensate frontline communities and community-based organizations for participating in energy proceedings, improve tracking of energy equity-related data, and ensure equitable distribution of clean energy benefits.”

Route Fifty | The States Leading on Energy Efficiency Policy