{"id":5229,"date":"2010-03-24T06:41:03","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T14:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/?p=5229"},"modified":"2018-02-02T19:10:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T19:10:12","slug":"california-cities-get-high-marks-for-energy-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2010\/03\/24\/california-cities-get-high-marks-for-energy-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"California Cities Get High Marks for Energy Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure  id=\"attachment_5237\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 506px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5237 size-full\" title=\"87582412\" src=\"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2010\/03\/sf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"506\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2010\/03\/sf.jpg 506w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2010\/03\/sf-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2010\/03\/sf-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2010\/03\/sf-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Francisco<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Los Angeles tops a new ranking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/ia\/business\/downloads\/2009_Top_25_cities_chart.pdf\">(PDF)<\/a> of the 25 U.S. cities with the most energy efficient buildings, released by the Environmental Protection Agency.\u00a0 With 293 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/index.cfm?c=home.index\">Energy Star<\/a>-rated buildings encompassing 76 million square feet of space, Los Angeles saves $93.9 million and reduces emissions equal that from electricity use by 34,800 homes, according to the EPA.<\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C. was ranked second, and San Francisco third.\u00a0 Two other California cities made the top 25: Sacramento (16th) and San Diego (17th).\u00a0 According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/index.cfm?fuseaction=labeled_buildings.locator\">EPA data<\/a>, San Francisco has 173 Energy Star buildings (including Hotel Nikko and One Embarcadero Center) that save an estimated $69.4 million in energy costs and reduce emissions equivalent to 24,700 homes. Sacramento and San Diego have 61 and 58, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>As of the end of last year, 9,000 commercial buildings had been awarded Energy Star designation since 1999, representing a combined savings in utility costs of $1.6 billion and a reduction in GHG emissions equal to that of one million homes, according to the EPA.<\/p>\n<p>Buildings that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/index.cfm?c=business.bus_bldgs\">qualify for Energy Star<\/a> are those that score in the top 25%, based on the EPA&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/index.cfm?c=in_focus.bus_industries_focus\">National Energy Performance Rating System<\/a>, which compares energy use among facilities of similar types on a scale of 1-100.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles tops an EPA tally of the 25 US cities with the most energy-efficient buildings. 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