June 8, 2012: Energy Efficiency Gains Traction in Lagging States
WASHINGTON — Energy efficiency is gaining momentum in states traditionally ranked near the bottom of the American Council for Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE’s) annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard. While these states must address barriers to energy efficiency, ACEEE said a window of opportunity exists to move efficiency forward, according to its new report, Opportunity Knocks: Examining Low-Ranking States in the State Energy Efficiency Scorecard.
The report draws on a series of in-depth interviews with stakeholders in states ranked in the bottom 10 of the State Energy Efficiency Scorecard: Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming. ACEEE said the findings and recommendations of the report are applicable to numerous other states struggling to advance energy efficiency.