Massachusetts, California Continue to Lead U.S. in Energy Efficiency

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Massachusetts, California and Vermont retained the first, second and third highest rankings, respectively, in the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's (ACEEE) recently released ninth annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. Massachusetts has held the top spot for five years. 

The State Energy Efficiency Scorecard analyzes and ranks the effectiveness of state energy-efficiency policies and programs, and offers recommendations on ways to improve. 

According to ACEEE, total savings from energy-efficiency programs in 2014 totaled about 25.7 million MWh, a 5.8% increase compared to the previous year.