Energy council ranks Minnesota among top energy efficient states
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The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, a Washington-based group dedicated to advancing energy efficiency, has ranked Minnesota No. 8 among the top ten states in terms of working to improve energy efficiency.
California was ranked No. 1, with states like North Dakota, Mississippi, and Wyoming gracing the bottom of the ranking.
This is the third annual ranking the almost 30-year-old group has made.
“The states continue to be leaders in advancing energy efficiency policies and programs. In fact, this growing and deepening commitment to energy efficiency is so strong that the current recession has not put a dent in the vast majority of state programs. And that is for good reason: Energy efficiency is the only resource that can actually reduce energy consumption while growing the economy – making efficiency the ‘first fuel’ states can use to balance their energy portfolios,” said Steven Nadel of the council.