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 CITIES PAST RANKINGS

2019

Rank	Metro area	Building Count	Floor Area (million sq. ft.)	Cost Savings (million $)	Equivalent Homes' Annual Electricity Use
1	Washington DC	907	202	$212	135,000
2	Los Angeles	625	140	$233	68,000
3	Dallas	604	118	$81	88,000
4	Atlanta	430	99	$98	80,000
5	New York	429	217	$280	125,000
6	San Francisco	393	102	$207	58,000
7	Chicago	371	169	$154	179,000
8	Denver	264	64	$66	85,000
9	Boston	259	74	$118	38,000
10	Houston	222	89	$69	69,000
11	Phoenix	205	39	$53	35,000
12	Seattle	175	46	$51	36,000
13	San Diego	168	26	$38	12,000
14	Austin	162	25	$25	22,000
15	Tampa	160	27	$25	19,000
16	Philadelphia	143	46	$39	30,000
17	Minneapolis	134	44	$65	55,000
18	San Jose	127	19	$52	16,000
19	Riverside	122	14	$13	3,000
20	Cincinnati	115	24	$17	21,000
21	Indianapolis	110	17	$15	16,000
22	Charlotte	106	18	$16	12,000
23	Miami	98	22	$25	19,000
23	Sacramento	98	15	$23	8,000
25	Baltimore	93	14	$11	7,000

Rank	Mid-Sized Metro Area	Building Count	Floor Area (million sq. ft.)	Cost Savings (million $)	Equivalent Homes' Annual Electricity Use
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA	127	19.5	$52.5	16,200
2	Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin SC	75	10.4	$5.7	4,100
3	Des Moines-West Des Moines IA	61	6.7	$4.2	6,000
4	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News VA-NC	60	7.1	$5.0	3,900
4	Fort Collins CO	60	5.0	$5.3	8,000
6	Raleigh NC	50	6.9	$6.8	5,300
7	Louisville/Jefferson County KY-IN	47	6.2	$4.5	4,400
8	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin TN	44	9.0	$10	9,500
8	Jacksonville FL	44	6.0	$4.2	3,100
10	Grand Rapids-Wyoming MI	43	3.8	$2.4	2,800

Rank	Small Metro Area	Building Count	Floor Area (million sq. ft.)	Cost Savings (million $)	Equivalent Homes' Annual Electricity Use
1	Jacksonville NC	34	3,365,000	$3,313,000	2,100
2	New Bern NC	24	2,315,000	$2,631,000	1,500
3	Jackson MI	20	1,482,000	$768,000	900
3	Sioux City IA-NE-SD	20	2,302,000	$1,101,000	1,500
5	Sevierville TN	18	1,992,000	$1,982,000	1,600
6	Saginaw MI	17	1,354,000	$1,210,000	1,400
6	Sebring FL	17	1,819,000	$1,298,000	900
8	Farmington NM	16	987,000	$444,000	400
9	Punta Gorda FL	10	1,442,000	$849,000	600
9	Fort Polk South LA	10	762,000	$697,000	500

2018

Rank	Metro area	2017 Certified Buildings	Floor Area (million sq. ft.)	Emissions Prevented (MTCO2e)	Cost Savings (million $)
1	Los Angeles	716	145.3	428,000	$229
2	Washington, DC	661	167.6	640,000	$174
3	Dallas	468	96.0	423,000	$65
4	Atlanta	441	99.5	471,000	$84
5	New York	434	206.2	716,000	$261
6	San Francisco	378	92.9	337,000	$186
7	Chicago	339	161.0	949,000	$129
8	Phoenix	303	48.2	258,000	$60
9	Denver	265	58.7	474,000	$60
10	Houston	247	91.3	441,000	$72
11	Boston	231	61.4	201,000	$98
12	Riverside, Calif.	173	17.4	40,000	$24
13	San Diego	164	22.9	65,000	$37
13	Seattle	164	40.2	185,000	$40
15	Philadelphia	157	47.0	179,000	$42
16	Tampa	154	26.3	110,000	$24
17	Austin	130	20.6	118,000	$21
18	San Jose	129	17.1	83,000	$41
19	Minneapolis	116	39.2	307,000	$59
20	Virginia Beach	109	11.1	37,000	$8
21	Miami	106	23.7	128,000	$26
22	Sacramento	100	13.6	49,000	$22
23	Charlotte	94	19	72,000	$14
24	Louisville	86	8.4	43,000	$7
24	Indianapolis	86	11.2	59,000	$10

2017

2017	Metro area	Building count	Floor Area (million sq. ft.)	Cost Savings (million $)	Equivalent Homes' Electricity Use for 1 Year
1	Washington, DC	790	174	$167	106,000
2	Los Angeles	531	119	$187	55,000
3	New York	395	163	$192	83,000
4	San Francisco	372	89	$169	47,000
5	Atlanta	351	83	$72	64,000
6	Dallas	343	80	$55	55,000
7	Chicago	268	127	$98	118,000
8	Houston	236	97	$79	77,000
9	Boston	209	56	$88	29,000
10	Phoenix	204	36	$42	31,000
11	Philadelphia	175	41	$36	27,000
12	Denver	158	45	$48	61,000
13	Austin	147	21	$21	16,000
14	Riverside, Calif.	136	13	$20	5,000
15	Seattle	134	31	$29	17,000
16	Kansas City	125	14	$10	10,000
17	San Jose	113	15	$27	9,000
17	Minneapolis-St. Paul	113	39	$57	48,000
19	Sacramento	106	14	$27	9,000
20	Miami	98	22	$23	21,000
21	San Diego	91	17	$27	8,000
22	Virginia Beach	77	8.2	$5.3	4,000
23	Cincinnati	66	19	$13	15,000
24	Portland, Ore.	63	10	$8.8	5,000
25	Indianapolis	59	9.1	$6.1	7,000

2016

2016	Metro area	Building count	Floor Area (million sq. ft.)	Cost Savings (millions)	Equivalent Homes' Annual Elec. Use
1	Washington, DC	686	154	$179	91,000
2	Los Angeles	527	115	$177	46,000
3	San Francisco	355	85	$155	39,000
4	Atlanta	311	71	$60	52,000
5	New York	303	144	$186	68,000
6	Chicago	281	133	$101	115,000
7	Dallas-Fort Worth	249	67	$46	43,000
8	Houston	231	91	$74	67,000
9	Denver	215	47	$52	58,000
10	Phoenix	190	29	$32	24,000
11	Boston	157	50	$75	24,000
12	Philadelphia	156	40	$33	24,000
13	Minneapolis-St. Paul	131	41	$56	47,000
14	Seattle	122	28	$25	16,000
15	San Diego	120	18	$71	6,900
16	Riverside	118	11	$17	3,800
17	San Jose	114	13	$22	6,800
18	Miami	104	22	$22	18,000
19	Sacramento	103	13	$21	6,800
20	Portland	74	10	$8.1	5,000
21	Charlotte	71	13	$10	8,500
22	Honolulu, Hawaii	69	9.6	$23	7,800
23	Virginia Beach	63	5.9	$3.7	2,800
24	Indianapolis	57	7.9	$5.8	5,200
25	Austin	55	10	$11	8,400
25	Louisville	55	5.8	$4.0	3,700

2015

2015	Metro area	Building count	Floor Area (million sq. ft.)	Cost Savings (millions)	Equivalent Homes' Annual Elec. Use
1	Washington, DC	480	123	$127	74,000
2	Los Angeles	475	110	$156	44,000
3	Atlanta	328	70	$56	49,000
4	New York	299	110	$138	51,000
5	San Francisco	292	75	$119	35,000
6	Chicago	251	120	$90	98,000
7	Dallas-Fort Worth	248	62	$42	40,000
8	Houston	235	87	$67	62,000
9	Denver	195	44	$47	53,000
10	Boston	176	47	$60	23,000
11	Phoenix	165	27	$32	25,000
12	Philadelphia	158	33	$28	20,000
13	Seattle	149	30	$24	14,000
14	Riverside, Calif.	127	12	$20	4,300
15	Minneapolis-St. Paul	122	42	$56	47,000
16	Charlotte	95	16	$12	10,000
17	San Diego	92	16	$22	6,700
18	Miami	90	19	$19	16,000
19	Sacramento	89	13	$21	7,100
20	Virginia Beach	81	7.4	$4.5	3,500
21	Detroit	80	14	$12	12,000
22	San Jose	70	7.8	$11	3,000
23	Austin	65	11	$10	7,300
23	Portland, Ore.	65	11	$8.1	5,100
24	Louisville	59	5.0	$3.0	2,800
24	Tampa	59	12	$14	12,000
25	Salt Lake City	55	6.1	$6.3	4,500

2014

2014	Metro area	Building count	Floor Area (million sq. ft.)	Cost Savings (millions)	Equivalent Homes' Annual Elec. Use
1	Los Angeles	443	$103	$132	45,000
2	Washington, DC	435	$109	$119	70,000
3	Atlanta	318	$70	$53	53,000
4	New York	303	$114	$142	59,000
5	San Francisco	289	$75	$110	36,000
6	Chicago	233	$116	$91	106,000
7	Dallas-Fort Worth	229	$60	$44	43,000
8	Denver	221	$43	$40	50,000
9	Philadelphia	210	$35	$28	22,000
10	Houston	204	$83	$66	62,000
11	Charlotte	176	$23	$14	11,000
12	Phoenix	156	$24	$35	30,000
13	Boston	141	$38	$50	20,000
14	Seattle	127	$26	$24	13,000
15	San Diego	123	$17	$40	7,500
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul	116	$42	$51	53,000
17	Sacramento	109	$15	$21	7,900
18	Miami	101	$22	$21	18,000
19	Cincinnati	84	$17	$11	14,000
20	San Jose	83	$11	$17	6,500
21	Columbus, Ohio	77	$12	$12	12,000
22	Riverside, Calif.	75	8.5	$7.2	2,500
23	Detroit	73	15	$16	16,000
24	Portland, Ore.	71	11	$9.1	5,800
25	Louisville	60	6.5	$5.7	6,700

2013

2013	Metro area	Building count	Floor Area (million sq. ft.)	Cost Savings (millions)	Equivalent Homes' Annual Elec. Use
1	Los Angeles	528	113	$135	52,000
2	Washington, DC	462	116	$127	83,000
3	Chicago	353	130	$92	118,000
4	New York	325	112	$145	64,000
5	Atlanta	304	64	$52	56,000
6	San Francisco	291	70	$107	39,000
7	Houston	241	89	$74	73,000
8	Dallas	214	59	$47	48,000
9	Phoenix	202	32	$34	33,000
10	Boston	188	45	$67	25,000
11	Philadelphia	174	33	$27	24,000
12	Dener	161	37	$38	51,000
13	Cincinnati	137	21	$14	18,000
14	Minneapolis-St. Paul	133	43	$49	67,000
14	Charlotte	133	17	$15	11,000
15	San Diego	123	17	$18	7,100
16	San Jose	114	12	$19	7,400
17	Seattle	108	23	$19	15,000
18	Miami	104	20	$19	17,000
19	Detroit	100	16	$14	15,000
20	Sacramento	97	12	$15	6,400
21	Indianapolis	91	15	$10	14,000
22	Albuquerque	89	10	$5.6	5,300
23	Portland, Ore.	82	14	$10	7,600
23	Kansas City	82	21	$14	23,000
24	Riverside, Calif.	69	9.2	$10	3,500
25	Virginia Beach	67	6.4	$4.1	3,700

2012

2012	Metro area	Building count	Floor Area (million sq. ft.)	Cost Savings (millions)	Equivalent Homes' Annual Elec. Use
1	Los Angeles	659	131	$150	9,400
2	Washington, DC	404	104	$119	12,500
3	Atlanta	359	79	$55	9,700
4	Chicago	294	116	$87	18,100
5	San Francisco	270	72	$100	6,100
6	New York	261	105	$135	10,400
7	Houston	231	86	$80	11,700
8	Dallas-Fort Worth	178	51	$39	6,300
9	Riverside, Ca.	164	15	$18	900
10	Boston	161	44	$61	4,000
11	Denver	160	36	$33	8,500
12	Sacramento	151	16	$20	1,400
13	Phoenix	143	21	$21	3,200
14	Minneapolis-St. Paul	142	47	$51	11,300
15	Philadelphia	135	30	$32	3,300
16	Seattle	133	25	$20	2,600
17	Charlotte	130	25	$15	2,600
18	Miami	110	21	$19	2,800
19	San Diego	109	17	$19	1,300
20	Detroit	102	19	$14	2,700
21	San Jose	100	12	$20	1,400
22	Tampa	87	14	$15	2,200
23	Portland	81	15	$10	1,300
24	Colorado Springs	67	6.0	$3.4	800
24	Salt Lake City	67	7.4	$3.9	600
25	Cincinnati	60	11	$11	1,500

2011

2011	Metro area	Building count
1	Los Angeles	510
2	Washington, DC	301
3	San Francisco	248
4	Chicago	232
5	New York	211
6	Atlanta	201
7	Houston	175
8	Sacramento	168
9	Detroit	151
10	Dallas	148

2009

2009	Metro area	Building count
1	Los Angeles	262
2	San Francisco	194
3	Houston	145
4	Washington, DC	136
5	Dallas	126
6	Chicago	125
7	Denver	109
8	Minneapolis-St. Paul	102
9	Atlanta	97
10	Seattle	83

2010

2010	Metro area	Building count
1	Los Angeles	293
2	Washington, DC	204
3	San Francisco	173
4	Denver	136
5	Chicago	134
6	Houston	133
7	Lakeland, Fla.	120
8	Dallas	113
9	Atlanta	102
10	New York	90

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