Top Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings in 2011


Top Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR
	 Certified Buildings in 2011
ENERGY STAR	°
2011
Rank
Metro Area
Number of ENERGY
STAR Certified
Buildings in 2011
Total
Floorspace
(million sq. ft.)
Annual
Cost
Savings
(millions)
Emissions Prevented
(Equal to	Homes'
Annual Electric Use)
2010
Rank
2009
Rank
2008
Rank
1
Los Angeles
659
130.8
$149.8
9,400
1
1
1
2
Washington, DC
404
104.3
$118.6
12,500
2
2
4
3
Atlanta
359
78.7
$55.0
9,700
6
9
9
4
Chicago
294
116.3
$86.8
18,100
4
5
6
5
San Francisco
270
71.5
$99.6
6,100
3
3
2
6
New York
261
105.0
$135.5
10,400
5
10
12
7
Houston
231
86.4
$79.7
11,700
7
6
3
8
Dallas-Fort Worth
178
50.8
$39.2
6,300
10
8
5
9
Riverside, Ca.
164
15.4
$17.9
900
n/a
n/a
24
10
Boston
161
44.1
$61.1
4,000
12
13
11
11
Denver
160
35.6
$33.2
8,500
11
4
7
12
Sacramento
151
15.6
$20.2
1,400
8
16
21
13
Phoenix
143
21.4
$20.6
3,200
17
20
22
14
Minneapolis-St.
Paul
142
46.9
$50.9
11,300
13
11
8
15
Philadelphia
135
29.8
$32.0
3,300
14
24
17
16
Seattle
133
24.7
$19.6
2,600
16
14
10
17
Charlotte
130
25.1
$14.7
2,600
18
22
18
18
Miami
110
20.7
$18.6
2,800
21
19
23
19
San Diego
109
17.0
$18.9
1,300
20
17
n/a
20
Detroit
102
19.1
$14.3
2,700
9
15
14
21
San Jose
100
11.7
$19.8
1,400
22
n/a
n/a
22
Tampa
87
14.1
$14.6
2,200
n/a
n/a
n/a
23
Portland, Ore.
81
14.6
$10.1
1,300
15
12
18
24
Colorado Springs
67
6.0
$3.4
800
n/a
n/a
n/a
24
Salt Lake City
67
7.4
$3.9
600
n/a
n/a
n/a
25
Cincinnati
60
10.8
$11.2
1,500
25
n/a
n/a
United States
Environmental Protection
# % Agency
*Metropolitan areas defined by U.S. Census
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Numbers have been rounded

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An Historical Perspective: Top Cities with the Most
ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings 2008-2011
ENERGY STAR
For the past four years, EPA has released an annual list of the top cities in the U.S. with the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings. A closer look at these
annual rankings highlights the continued growth in certification activity in metropolitan areas of all sizes.
Top 10 Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings in 2011:
Number of Buildings in each city over a three-year period
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Houston
Dallas
Riverside
Boston
Top 10 Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings, 2008 - 201 1
2011
Buildings

2010
Buildings

2009
Buildings

2008
Buildings
1 Los Angeles
659

1
Los Angeles, CA
510

1
Los Angeles, CA
293

1
Los Angeles, CA
262
2 Washington, DC
404
2
Washington, DC
301
2
Washington, DC
204
2
San Francisco, CA
194
3 Atlanta
359
3
San Francisco, CA
248
3
San Francisco, CA
173
3
Houston, TX
145
4 Chicago
294
4
Chicago, IL
232
4
Denver, CO
136
4
Washington, DC
136
5 San Francisco
270
5
New York, NY
211
5
Chicago, IL
134
5
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
126
6 New York
261
6
Atlanta, GA
201
6
Houston, TX
133
6
Chicago, IL
125
7 FHouston
231
7
Houston, TX
175
7
Lakeland, FL
120
7
Denver, CO
109
8 Dallas-Fort Worth
178
8
Sacramento, CA
168
8
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
113
8
Minneapolis-St. Paul, M
N 102
9 Riverside, Ca.
164
9
Detroit, Ml
151
9
Atlanta, GA
102
9
Atlanta, GA
97
10 Boston
161
10
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
148
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10
New York, NY
90
10
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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
"Metropolitan areas defined by U.S. Census
Numbers have been rounded

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