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2011 ENERGY STAR Certified New Homes Market Indices for States

The ENERGY STAR Certified New Homes Market Indices for States compares the number of site built, single family ENERGY STAR certified new homes to the number of new privately owned one unit homes permitted in each state and the District of Columbia, adjusted for housing completions. 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 and tables below provide a breakdown of the market index for each state and the District of Columbia. ENERGY STAR, in partnership with stakeholders, achieved an average national market presence in the new homes sector of 26 percent in 2011.

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More than 130,000 new homes earned the ENERGY STAR in 2011, including nearly 106,000 site built, single family homes¹. This is equivalent to:

Eliminating the emissions from nearly 52,000 vehicles
Saving nearly 314 million pounds of coal
Planting nearly 86,000 acres of trees
Saving home owners more than $47 million on their utility bills

States With an ENERGY STAR Certified New Homes Market Index of 26% or More
 
State
2011 ENERGY STAR
Certified New Homes
  2011 One-Unit
  Housing Permits2
  2011 ENERGY STAR
  Market Penetration
Arizona 5,466 10,194 54%
Colorado 3,727 8,628 43%
Delaware 1,045 2,414 43%
Iowa 2,632 5,811 45%
Kentucky 1,440 4,741 30%
Maryland 3,978 8,271 48%
Michigan 2,219 7,850 28%
Nevada 2,200 4,630 48%
New Jersey 2,510 6,405 39%
New Mexico 1,033 3,362 31%
North Carolina 7,252 24,593 29%
Ohio 4,459 9,219 48%
Texas 28,802 64,794 44%
Vermont 340 796 43%
Virginia 3,949 15,455 26%


States With an ENERGY STAR Certified New Homes Market Index Between 20% and 25%
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Utah


States With an ENERGY STAR Certified New Homes Market Index Between 10% and 19%
Alabama
California
Connecticut
Florida
Hawaii
Montana
Nebraska
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
Washington
Wisconsin

States With an ENERGY STAR Certified New Homes Market Index Below 10%
Alaska
Arkansas
District of Columbia
Illinois
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
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 Exit ENERGY STAR

1 In addition to site-built, single-family homes, there are ENERGY STAR certified multifamily homes as well as ENERGY STAR certified 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 certified 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 8/14/2012.

2 Based on final 2011 census numbers as of 6/5/2012, http://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/quarterly_starts_completions.pdf PDF Exit ENERGY STAR, adjusted for housing completions.