According to a study by Texas A&M professor Jerry Jackson, Maine and other New England states lead the country in office building energy efficiency. The study is the first of its kind to attempt to rank the states on their energy use. Each state's rank is determined by the percent of buildings that exceed Energy Star's 75th percentile energy efficiency standard. The data for the study is taken from the MAISY Utility Customer Energy Use State Database, which report on a sample of commercial buildings across the country on measures such as building energy use through the use of space heating, air conditioning, interior lighting, water heating, etc.
+Top 10 Energy-Efficient States: New England's Energy Efficiency Leads to Double Digit Cost Savings [yahoo finance]
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