Top Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR
	 Certified Buildings in 2012
ENERGY STAR
2012
Rank
Metro Area
ENERGY STAR
Certified
Buildings in 2012
Total
Floorspace
(million sq. ft.)
Annual Cost
Savings
(millions)
Emissions Prevented
(Equal to	Homes'
Annual Electric Use)
2011
Rank
2010
Rank
2009
Rank
2008
Rank
1
Los Angeles
528
112.5
$134.8
52,300
1
1
1
1
2
Washington, DC
462
116.1
$127.4
83,100
2
2
2
4
3
Chicago
353
130.4
$92.3
118,400
4
4
5
6
4
New York
325
111.5
$144.6
63,600
6
5
10
12
5
Atlanta
304
63.6
$52.3
55,500
3
6
9
9
6
San Francisco
291
70.1
$106.5
39,300
5
3
3
2
7
Houston
241
88.6
$73.8
72,900
7
7
6
3
8
Dallas-Fort Worth
214
59.0
$47.3
48,400
8
10
8
5
9
Phoenix
202
31.6
$34.4
32,500
13
17
20
22
10
Boston
188
45.5
$67.5
25,000
10
12
13
11
11
Philadelphia
174
33.3
$26.7
23,700
15
14
24
17
12
Denver
161
36.7
$37.8
50,500
11
11
4
7
13
Cincinnati
137
21.1
$13.5
17,800
25
25
n/a
n/a
14
Charlotte
133
17.2
$15.2
10,800
17
18
22
18
14
Minneapolis-St. Paul 133
42.7
$49.3
67,300
14
13
11
8
15
San Diego
123
16.9
$18.1
7,100
19
20
17
n/a
16
San Jose
114
11.7
$18.5
7,400
21
22
n/a
n/a
17
Seattle
108
23.2
$18.7
15,200
16
16
14
10
18
Miami
104
19.8
$19.3
17,300
18
21
19
23
19
Detroit
100
16.2
$13.8
15,200
20
9
15
14
20
Sacramento
97
11.7
$14.7
6,400
12
8
16
21
21
Indianapolis
91
15.1
$10.4
14,200
n/a
24
23
n/a
22
Albuquerque
89
10.4
$5.6
5,300
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
23
Kansas City, Mo.
82
20.6
$14.0
22,900
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
23
Portland, Ore.
82
14.4
$10.1
7,600
23
15
12
18
24
Riverside, Calif.
69
9.2
$10.2
3,500
9
n/a
n/a
24
25
Virginia Beach
67
6.4
$4.1
3,700
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
A POA United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Metropolitan areas defined by U.S. Census
January 1,2012-December 31,2012
Numbers have been rounded

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