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(American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy)

Birmingham ranked 50th out of 51 large American cities in terms of energy efficiency in a report by the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

Birmingham ranked above only Oklahoma City in the organization's 2015 City Energy Efficiency Scorecard, which looked at actions cities have taken to improve energy efficiency.

Boston ranked No. 1 on the list, with New York, Washington, San Francisco and Seattle rounding out the top five.

The report judged cities on five categories: local government, community, buildings, utilities and transportation. Birmingham received 14.5 points out of 100 possible points. Nearly all of Birmingham's points came in the buildings and transportation categories.

See Birmingham's scorecard here. You can also check out the full report on Birmingham.

The ACEEE commended Birmingham for its Complete Streets initiative, but said the city's government needs to establish energy savings goals, work with utilities on efficiency programs and adopt more energy efficient codes.