EPA Announces U.S. Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings
Monday, March 14, 2011
EPA released the third annual list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the greatest number of energy-efficient buildings that earned EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2010. The list of 25 cities is headed by Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; San Francisco; Chicago; New York; Atlanta; Houston; Sacramento; Detroit; and Dallas-Fort Worth. The growth in ENERGY STAR certified buildings across the country has resulted in overall annual utility savings climbing to more than $1.9 billion while preventing greenhouse gas emissions equal to the emissions of nearly 1.3 million homes a year.