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2010 ENERGY STAR Qualified New Homes Market Indices for States
The ENERGY STAR Qualified New Homes Market Indices for States compares the number of ENERGY STAR qualified new homes built to the number of privately owned housing units permitted in each state and the District of Columbia. Each state's index is a measurement of ENERGY STAR's presence in the site-built, single-family new homes market for that state. It does not measure other energy efficiency efforts within the state. The map below illustrates the ENERGY STAR Qualified New Homes Market Indices for States for 2010. ENERGY STAR, in partnership with stakeholders, achieved an average national market presence in the new homes sector of 25% in 2010. States with a market index equal to or greater than the national average are listed in the table below.
Over 126,000 new homes earned the ENERGY STAR in 2010, including over 108,000 site-built, single-family homes¹. This is equivalent to:
Eliminating the emissions from nearly 53,000 vehicles
Saving over 320 million lbs of coal
Planting over 87,000 acres of trees
Saving home owners over $48 million on their utility bills
| State | 2010 ENERGY STAR Qualified New Homes | 2010 One-Unit Housing Permits2 | 2010 ENERGY STAR Market Penetration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 5,475 | 10,638 | 52% | |
| Colorado | 3,937 | 8,695 | 45% | |
| Delaware | 940 | 2,644 | 36% | |
| Hawaii | 1,459 | 1,898 | 77% | |
| Iowa | 3,355 | 5,887 | 57% | |
| Kentucky | 1,977 | 5,918 | 33% | |
| Maryland | 3,544 | 8,396 | 42% | |
| Nevada | 3,514 | 5,303 | 66% | |
| New Jersey | 2,851 | 7,297 | 39% | |
| New Mexico | 1,152 | 3,962 | 29% | |
| Ohio | 5,275 | 10,488 | 50% | |
| Oklahoma | 2,824 | 6,792 | 42% | |
| Rhode Island | 229 | 719 | 32% | |
| Texas | 29,074 | 66,244 | 44% | |
| Utah | 2,308 | 6,808 | 34% | |
| Vermont | 279 | 970 | 29% | |
| States With an ENERGY STAR Qualified New Homes Market Index between 12% and 24% |
|---|
| Alabama |
| California |
| Connecticut |
| District of Columbia |
| Florida |
| Idaho |
| Indiana |
| Massachusetts |
| Michigan |
| Minnesota |
| Nebraska |
| New Hampshire |
| New York |
| North Carolina |
| Pennsylvania |
| Virginia |
| Washington |
| Wisconsin |
| States With an ENERGY STAR Qualified New Homes Market Index between 3% and 11% |
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| Arkansas |
| Georgia |
| Illinois |
| Kansas |
| Mississippi |
| Missouri |
| Montana |
| North Dakota |
| Oregon |
| South Carolina |
| South Dakota |
| Tennessee |
| States With an ENERGY STAR Qualified New Homes Market Index less than 3% |
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| Alaska |
| Louisiana |
| Maine |
| West Virginia |
| Wyoming |
EPA welcomes your comments. Please contact us via email at hotline@energystar.gov. Include in the subject line "ENERGY STAR Homes Market Indices."
Census Bureau's information on new home construction 
1 In addition to site-built, single-family homes, there are ENERGY STAR qualified multifamily homes as well as ENERGY STAR qualified manufactured homes. However, these homes are not included in the indices because of differences in the definition and tracking of these types of homes by the US EPA and Census. ENERGY STAR qualified new homes data is submitted quarterly to EPA on behalf of builders by third-party rating providers accredited by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET). These numbers are based on data submitted by rating providers as of 5/10/2011.
2
Based on final 2010 census numbers as of 5/10/2011, http://www.census.gov/const/C40/Table2/tb2u2010.txt
, adjusted for housing completions.
