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Home » California, Massachusetts Tie for First in Energy Efficiency

California, Massachusetts Tie for First in Energy Efficiency

September 28, 2016
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California and Massachusetts each finished with 45 out of a possible 50 points, five points better than Vermont, which came in third. Rhode Island finished fourth and New York and Connecticut tied for fifth.

California finished in a tie with Massachusetts for first place in a ranking of states employing energy efficiency measures released Sept. 27.

"The states continue to be a laboratory for change, where we get some of the best ideas for energy efficiency," said Steven Nadel, executive director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, which has compiled its annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard for the past 10 years.

California and Massachusetts each finished with 45 out of a possible 50 points, five points better than Vermont, which came in third. Rhode Island finished fourth and New York and Connecticut tied for fifth.

The 2016 ACEEE State Scorecard zeroes in on six policy areas in which states pursue energy efficiency: utility and public benefits programs and policies; transportation policies; building energy codes; combined heat and power (CHP) policies; state government–led initiatives around energy efficiency; and appliance and equipment standards. Here are the leaders in each category:

  • Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Vermont are the top states in utility-sector energy efficiency programs and policies. A total of 26 states enforce and adequately fund energy savings targets to drive investments in utility-sector energy efficiency programs. The states with the most ambitious targets include Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Arizona. New Hampshire is the most recent state to adopt energy savings goals for its utilities.
  • California, Massachusetts, and New York are out in front on energy-efficient transportation policies. California's requirements for reducing greenhouse gas emissions have prompted several strategies for smart growth. Massachusetts promoted smart growth development in cities and municipalities through state-delivered financial incentives. New York is one of the few states in the nation to have a vehicle-miles-traveled reduction target.
  • Several states—including Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Vermont, and Washington—join California and Illinois in achieving top scores for building energy codes and compliance this year. A growing number of states have taken major steps toward the adoption of the most recent DOE-certified codes for both residential and commercial new construction. These include Alabama, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.
  • Massachusetts, Maryland, and California score highest for their combined heat and power policies.
  • California, Washington, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, and Tennessee set the pace in state government-focused initiatives. 
  • California continues to lead the nation in setting appliance standards, having adopted standards for more than 100 products. Within the past year, it became the first state to adopt standards for LEDs and small-diameter directional lamps, and it also updated its standards for HVAC air filters, fluorescent dimming ballasts, and heat pump water chilling packages.

States continue to be standouts in other regards when it comes to energy efficiency. New York posted an increase in electricity savings. Earlier in the year, the Empire State also completed major updates to its state building energy codes. Utah and Tennessee made similar gains thanks to updates to state building energy codes this year. Arkansas committed to extend its energy efficiency goals and gained points for state government-led policies, having recently closed its first commercial PACE project.

Download the full State Energy Efficiency Scorecard here. 

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