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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%
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%
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 Exit ENERGY STAR

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 Exit ENERGY STAR, adjusted for housing completions.