Top Cities With the Most ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

EPA's annual Top Cities list shows which metro areas were home to the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings in the previous year. These regions continue to make impressive strides in cutting American energy bills and pollution through energy efficiency. Their efforts contribute to stronger economies, healthier communities, and cleaner air for all of us.

Top 25 Cities
Rank	Metro Area	Building Count	Total Floor Area (Million Sq. Ft.)	Emissions Prevented (MTCO2e)	Cost Savings ($, millions)	Equivalent Homes' Electricity Use for 1 Year
1	Los Angeles	876	174.4	329,600	243.5	64,900
2	Washington, DC	631	169.2	582,600	220.1	114,800
3	New York	390	184.4	564,300	245.6	111,200
4	Atlanta	373	97.4	273,800	75.7	53,900
5	San Francisco	368	100.6	239,100	181.3	47,100
6	Dallas	323	71.5	220,400	48.6	43,400
7	Denver	288	80.5	277,600	64.1	54,700
8	Houston	253	85.6	264,800	76.7	52,200
9	Riverside	246	55.1	42,300	34.5	8,300
10	Austin	240	43.9	120,200	32.4	23,700
11	Chicago	239	120.9	539,500	116.6	106,300
12	Boston	213	64.2	135,600	90.9	26,700
13	San Diego	209	34.6	63,900	45.9	12,600
14	Seattle	187	54.0	135,400	46.5	26,700
15	Tampa	167	28.7	72,800	22.8	14,300
16	Minneapolis	162	48.0	189,300	80.4	37,300
17	Phoenix	156	34.9	103,200	56.5	20,300
18	San Jose	140	24.3	82,600	62.9	16,300
19	Sacramento	126	16.7	39,500	26.4	7,800
20	Provo	125	14.3	28,900	10.3	5,700
21	Charlotte	108	17.0	45,700	12.0	9,000
22	Miami	102	22.5	67,000	21.3	13,200
23	Philadelphia	98	32.0	82,500	22.8	16,200
24	Detroit	89	5.1	30,300	6.4	6,000
25	Orlando	82	11.9	33,500	11.0	6,600
25	Raleigh	82	21.5	48,600	15.3	9,600

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Top Mid-Sized Cities
Rank	Metro Area	Building Count	Total Floor Area (million sq. ft.)	Emissions Prevented (MTCO2e)	Cost Savings ($, millions)	Equivalent Homes' Electricity Use for 1 Year
1	Provo, Utah	125	14.3	28,900	10.3	5,700
2	Raleigh, N.C.	82	11.9	33,500	11.0	6,600
3	Louisville, Ky.	55	8.1	24,000	6.4	4,700
4	Jacksonville, Fla.	53	7.7	19,700	5.8	3,900
5	Tulsa, Okla.	50	6.5	18,800	4.2	3,700
6	Grand Rapids, Mich.	40	1.8	5,500	1.1	1,100
7	Des Moines, Iowa	38	3.1	7,000	1.3	1,400
8	Fort Collins, Colo.	36	4.1	9,400	1.9	1,900
9	Albany, N.Y.	34	5.7	7,500	6.8	1,500
10	Salt Lake City, Utah	33	4.8	21,900	6.5	4,300

Top Small Cities
Rank	Metro Area	Building Count	Total Floor Area (sq. ft.)	Emissions Prevented (MTCO2e)	Cost Savings ($)	Equivalent Homes' Electricity Use for 1 Year
1	Jackson, Mich.	34	831,000	3,460	704,100	680
2	San Angelo, Texas	22	2,193,000	5,860	1,683,500	1,150
3	Bloomington, Ill.	15	1,091,000	3,270	488,700	650
4	Sebring, Fla.	13	1,498,000	2,550	1,001,500	500
4	Manhattan, Kan.	13	787,000	1,970	791,800	390
6	Bay City, Mich.	12	89,000	390	80,200	80
6	Dubuque, Iowa	12	1,487,000	3,380	1,054,500	670
6	Wheeling, W.Va.	12	479,000	1,100	220,500	220
9	Manitowoc, Wis.	11	1,118,000	3,640	487,900	720
9	Carson City, Nev.	11	1,081,000	2,440	420,400	480
9	Russellville, Ark.	11	1,559,000	3,230	744,100	640

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Top Cities With the Most ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

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