Energy Efficient Economy Report Due Thursday

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy plans to release its 2017 State scorecard on Thursday and one of the states to be highlighted will be Oklahoma.

The new scorecard will be released at 10 a.m. and ACEEE indicated there will be shakeups in state rankings with major improvements for Idaho, Nevada, Virginia, Florida and Louisiana.

This year, the ACEEE ranking will cover all 50 states and the District of Columbia, highlighting the top five and bottom five and focusing on the 10 most-improved states. States in the spotlight are (in alphabetical order): California, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia and  Wyoming.

However, there is no indication to date whether such an emphasis on  Oklahoma will be good or bad. There remains the possibility that Oklahoma could be highlighted for a lack of improvement toward the goal of the kind of energy-efficient economy the organization would like to see.

The ACEEE Scorecard is published annually to call attention to the diverse policy tools available to governors, state legislators, and regulators. The report’s peer-reviewed results encourage state lawmakers to improve energy efficiency policies. The scorecard ranks states based on the strength and performance of efficiency policies and programs, and on best practices and leadership in energy efficiency.