Kristin Musulin and Jackie Snow, Smart Cities Dive
May 16, 2017
Summary
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released its biannual scorecard that ranks 51 large U.S. cities on energy-saving efforts in five areas: local government operations, community-wide initiatives, buildings, energy and water utilities, and transportation.
Boston retained the top rank for the second year in a row with 84.5 points (out of 100), while New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and Portland rounded out the top five (79.5, 78.5, 76.5 and 76.5 points, respectively). Los Angeles, San Diego, Kansas City and Phoenix were all touted as the "most improved" cities, yet the report notes 32 cities improved their scores from 2015 to 2017.
To boost scores, many cities have adopted benchmarking and transparency policies, updated building codes and/or have developed climate goals, however all 51 cities have room for improvement. Only 18 cities received at least half of the possible points on the scorecard.
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