States, Cities, and Countries
Highlights
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City Rankings
Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle have demonstrated the most leadership for cities in prioritizing energy efficiency.

State Rankings
Northeastern states and California lead the nation on establishing strong energy efficiency commitments.

Global Rankings
The U.S. ranks 10th for energy efficiency deployments globally.
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State Scorecard Rankings
U.S. states are accelerating their energy efficiency efforts
2019 State Scorecard Rankings

Source: ACEEE (2019), The 2019 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard
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City Scorecard Rankings
U.S. cities are prioritizing energy efficiency
2019 City Clean Energy Scorecard

Source: ACEEE (2019), City Clean Energy Scorecard
1. Boston
2. San Francisco
3. Seattle
4. Minneapolis
5. Washington
6. New York City
7. Los Angeles
8. Denver
9. Austin
10. Portland
11. San José
12. Oakland
13. San Diego
14. Chicago
15. Orlando
16. Philadelphia
17. Phoenix
18. Long Beach
19. Pittsburgh
20. Sacramento
20. Chula Vista, CA
22. Atlanta
23. Kansas City
24. Hartford
25. Providence
25. Columbus
27. Cleveland
27. Riverside, CA
29. Baltimore
30. Salt Lake City
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31. St. Paul
32. San Antonio
32. Las Vegas
34. Cincinnati
35. Houston
36. St. Louis
37. Dallas
38. Grand Rapids
39. St. Petersburg
40. Richmond
40. Buffalo
42. Bridgeport, CT
42. Knoxville
44. Milwaukee
44. Raleigh
44. Fort Worth
47. Nashville
47. Honolulu
49. Bakersfield
50. Indianapolis
51. New Haven
52. New Orleans
52. Tucson
52. Albuquerque
55. Louisville
55. Miami
55. Worcester
58. Rochester
59. Tampa
60. El Paso
61. Reno
61. Memphis
63. Virginia Beach
63. Aurora
63. Detroit
66. Jacksonville
67. Mesa
68. Charlotte
69. Omaha
70. Newark
71. Henderson, NV
72. Birmingham
73. McAllen, TX
74. Tulsa
75. Oklahoma City
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International Scorecard Rankings
Energy efficiency ambitions vary internationally
2018 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard

Source: ACEEE (2018), The 2018 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard
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Based on this methodology, Germany and Italy tied for first place in 2018, followed by France, the United Kingdom, Japan, Spain, the Netherlands, China, Taiwan, and the U.S. and Canada. Mexico demonstrated the greatest improvement, as well as Indonesia and the Netherlands. South Africa and Korea saw the largest drops in scores. 3

