WALLETHUB News:Happy National Energy Awareness Month! With New York City recently announcing its three-year plan to uphold the Paris climate accord, the first among nearly 250 U.S. cities that pledged to do so, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2017’s Most & Least Energy-Efficient States.
To gauge the financial impact of doing more with less energy — the average American household spends at least $2,000 per year on utilities and another $1,900 on motor fuel and oil — WalletHub’s analysts compared the auto- and home-energy efficiency in 48 U.S. states. Due to data limitations, Alaska and Hawaii were excluded from our analysis.
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Most Energy-Efficient States
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Least Energy-Efficient States
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1
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New York
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39
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North Dakota
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2
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Vermont
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40
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Kentucky
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3
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Utah
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41
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Georgia
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4
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Minnesota
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42
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Arkansas
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5
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Massachusetts
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43
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West Virginia
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6
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Rhode Island
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44
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Mississippi
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7
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California
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45
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Tennessee
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8
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Wisconsin
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46
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Alabama
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9
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Colorado
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47
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Louisiana
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10
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Connecticut
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48
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South Carolina
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To view the full report and your state’s ranking, please visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/most-and-least-energy-efficient-states/7354/
