NEW MEXICO IS RANKED 25TH IN THE NATION AMONG STATES FOR ITS ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES AND CODES. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE NON-PROFIT AMERICAN COUNCIL FOR AN ENERGY EFFICIENT ECONOMY BASES ITS ANNUAL RANKINGS ON STATES' EFFORTS TO PROMOTE REDUCED ENERGY USE THROUGH UTILITY PROGRAMS, BUILDING CODES, TRANSPORTATION POLICIES, AND STATE GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES.
NEW MEXICO DROPPED ONE SPOT FROM LAST YEAR. MASSACHUSETTS WAS THE MOST ENERGY-EFFICIENT STATE IN THE NATION, FOLLOWED BY CALIFORNIA.
