New England Leads the Nation in Energy Efficiency

New England continues to have a stellar reputation when it comes to energy efficiency.

WalletHub.com, a personal finance website, recently published a report on the most energy efficient states in America. And, wouldn't you know it, every New England state is in the top 25. It's almost like this is the best region to live in.

The site looked at two major categories for its study: Home Energy Efficiency and Auto Energy Efficiency. Home energy efficiency essentially looked at consumption per capita, while auto energy efficiency studied miles driven per gas consumed. You can read more about the methodology here. I will note that WalletHub did not have information from Alaska or Hawaii.

Here's how New England breaks down.

Vermont: 4th overall. Not surprising to see the Green Mountain State come out on top as New England's finest.

Massachusetts: 6th overall. This includes a number 2 ranking in auto energy efficiency (I guess traffic doesn't come into play).

Rhode Island: 9th overall. That includes a 5th best in auto energy efficiency.

Maine: 14th overall...and the best looking.

New Hampshire: 20th overall

Connecticut: 21st overall...and always the bridesmaid

These are great numbers for New England. They are also not surprising. One would think the region would be on the forefront of home efficiency, considering some sort of heat is likely used for seven or eight months. I mean, we are pros at using it, and any sort of efficiency advancement is a plus, especially in the wallet.

The auto numbers are a little lower than home. However, that's not surprising when taking the weather into account. But it's very evident that more and more high efficiency and electric vehicles are showing up on roads.

WalletHub's most efficient state was Utah. The Evergreen State just narrowly beat out New York for the top spot.

As for the least efficient state, that would be South Carolina. At least it has really good golf.

You can see the entire list here.