Happy National Energy Awareness Month!
With 22% of U.S. electricity generation expected to come from renewable sources in 2022, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Most & Least Energy-Efficient States, as well as accompanying videos and expert commentary.
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 $2,148 on motor fuel and oil – WalletHub compared the auto- and home-energy efficiency in 48 U.S. states. Due to data limitations, Alaska and Hawaii were excluded from our analysis.
According to the analysis, South Carolina ranked as the least energy efficient state in the nation, with North Carolina not faring much better, coming in at #36 overall.
Most & Least Energy-Efficient States
| Overall Rank* | State | Total Score | Home Energy Efficiency | Auto Energy Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 86.57 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | New York | 83.89 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Rhode Island | 82.10 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | Utah | 81.48 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Vermont | 79.88 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | California | 79.86 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 79.39 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Colorado | 78.58 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 76.56 | 15 | 4 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 73.80 | 8 | 21 |
| 11 | Washington | 70.36 | 21 | 8 |
| 12 | Nevada | 69.63 | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | Illinois | 69.48 | 20 | 9 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | 67.36 | 13 | 27 |
| 15 | New Jersey | 67.32 | 25 | 11 |
| 16 | Maine | 66.97 | 14 | 28 |
| 17 | Maryland | 66.88 | 30 | 6 |
| 18 | Florida | 65.99 | 34 | 3 |
| 19 | Michigan | 65.32 | 22 | 18 |
| 20 | Arizona | 64.71 | 27 | 15 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 64.26 | 19 | 24 |
| 22 | Oregon | 63.01 | 26 | 23 |
| 23 | Ohio | 60.38 | 29 | 20 |
| 24 | Iowa | 58.02 | 11 | 45 |
| 25 | Idaho | 57.76 | 17 | 40 |
| 26 | South Dakota | 57.55 | 10 | 46 |
| 27 | Indiana | 57.18 | 32 | 22 |
| 28 | North Dakota | 55.96 | 6 | 47 |
| 29 | New Mexico | 53.76 | 23 | 43 |
| 30 | Delaware | 53.01 | 31 | 31 |
| 31 | Montana | 52.29 | 24 | 44 |
| 32 | Kansas | 51.20 | 33 | 33 |
| 33 | Nebraska | 51.02 | 28 | 42 |
| 34 | Virginia | 49.56 | 35 | 30 |
| 35 | Missouri | 46.28 | 37 | 29 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 45.91 | 41 | 14 |
| 37 | Kentucky | 43.02 | 38 | 32 |
| 38 | Texas | 41.69 | 36 | 39 |
| 39 | Georgia | 41.31 | 46 | 13 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 41.03 | 18 | 48 |
| 41 | Louisiana | 40.91 | 45 | 19 |
| 42 | Tennessee | 38.97 | 44 | 26 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | 38.85 | 39 | 38 |
| 44 | Mississippi | 37.47 | 40 | 41 |
| 45 | Arkansas | 33.93 | 42 | 37 |
| 46 | West Virginia | 33.57 | 43 | 36 |
| 47 | Alabama | 29.93 | 47 | 35 |
| 48 | South Carolina | 22.99 | 48 | 34 |
| N/A** | Alaska | |||
| N/A** | Hawaii |
Notes: *No. 1 = Most Energy-Efficient
To view the full report and your state’s ranking, you can visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/