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Neglecting Heat Efficiency

January 30, 2012 by Benjamin Lack
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With all the talk about energy efficiency lately, where does heat efficiency comes into the equation? Do we need to move away from thinking just about electricity in terms of efficiency? [read more]

Where Maryland Is Getting It Right with Energy Efficiency

January 4, 2012 by Sara Hayes
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Maryland has some of the most aggressive energy savings laws in the nation. The state’s commitment to energy efficiency offers a host of benefits to Maryland’s local economy, including consumer energy bill savings and job creation.  Maryland is outpacing national private sector job growth five times over, with many of these new... [read more]

Energy Efficiency in 2011: Progress on Many Fronts, Treading Water on Others

December 29, 2011 by Steve Nadel
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With 2011 drawing to a close, now is a good time to take stock of energy efficiency accomplishments over the past year. On the plus side, many energy efficiency investments were made this year. While exact figures are not available yet, utility-sector spending on energy efficiency programs is likely to be more than $6 billion for the... [read more]

What Energy Efficient Light Bulb Regulations Mean: The Green Skeptic on WSJ.com

December 22, 2011 by Scott Edward Anderson
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GE Lighting Institute's Mary Beth Gotti and The Green Skeptic's Scott Edward Anderson join Wendy Bounds on WSJ.com's LunchBreak to discuss new energy efficient federal light bulb regulations that take effect on January 1, 2012. Here's a link to the original: LunchBreak   [read more]

Building Hope and Sustainability

December 16, 2011 by Antonio Pasolini
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  Nancy Welsh. Photo credit: Builders of Hope Builders of Hope is an organization headquartered in Raleigh, NC, that rehabs doomed properties and transforms them into affordable, sustainable housing. It also works to make the new homes more energy efficient in order to reduce carbon emissions and keep electricity bills lower.... [read more]

Energy Efficiency First, Renewables Later

December 14, 2011 by Willem Post
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 A much more economically-viable and environmentally-beneficial measure to reduce CO2 would be increased energy efficiency. A 60% reduction in Btu/$ of GDP is feasible with existing technologies. Such a reduction would place the US on par with most European nations AND would make the US more energy independent AND would move the US... [read more]

“We can’t wait …” President Obama’s $4 Billion Energy Efficiency Announcement

December 2, 2011 by A Siegel
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“We can’t wait …” President Obama’s words as to a private-partnership set of building energy-efficiency investments that will total $4 billion are, sigh, ever-so-true across a huge portfolio of issues. And, well, let us be clear that this $4 billion is only a drop in the ocean of national requirements and opportunities even... [read more]

How Does Energy Efficiency Create Jobs?

November 29, 2011 by Casey Bell
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With unemployment hovering at a stubborn 9%, it is no wonder that job creation has become a hot topic. It is nearly impossible to read the news without encountering an article describing how a policy or industry creates a given number of jobs. Often, job creation is used as a justification for public sector investment in a program,... [read more]

Debunking Common Energy Efficiency Myths

November 25, 2011 by Sarah Hayes
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Energy efficiency can be difficult to conceptualize. There’s not a representative device like a solar panel or wind turbine. Rather, it’s a collection of technologies, strategies, and policies involving our houses, businesses, transportation, and behavior that improve the way we live. There are often misunderstandings or “myths” about... [read more]

States Thwart Their Own Energy Efficiency Laws

October 24, 2011 by John Wilson
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Just a brief update for those who are interested in why Florida is moving so slowly on energy efficiency. As recently noted by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, “regulators in Florida … took actions to render their energy savings target ineffective.” Similarly in response, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is protesting the regulatory decision to effectively eviscerate the energy efficiency goals set by the Florida Public Service Commission for Florida Power and Light and Progress Energy Florida. [read more]

Energy Efficiency Policy After ARRA--Access to Capital is Not Enough

October 13, 2011 by Shari Shapiro
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My loyal readers may have been surprised (or relieved) by my hiatus from publishing.  I was not idle, however.  I led a study on Energy Efficiency Policy in New Jersey and Pennsylvania on behalf of the Department of Energy-funded Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster for Energy Efficient Buildings.  I... [read more]

Check Out Our Energy Efficiency Policy Tracker!

October 4, 2011 by Carrie Nash
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Our most recent Policy Tracker is available now, with updates on important energy efficiency policy and building energy code developments from across the Northeast [read more]

How Much Energy Do YOU Use To Brew Coffee And Make Toast?

September 30, 2011 by Jim Pierobon
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Now before you reply ‘it’s not enough energy to care,’ consider this: Up until now there was no way to gauge how much electricity a small appliance uses over an average 5- year lifespan. Enter Savenia Labs of Bethesda, Maryland, just north of Washington, DC. Long overlooked because of their relatively modest energy consumption, toaster/... [read more]

Energy Efficiency Fail: $20 Bills Hanging Out The Window

September 27, 2011 by Gernot Wagner
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If you think energy efficiency is overblown, look no further than this window. [read more]

I Remember Reading My A/C Thermostat Should Be Set To 60…

September 19, 2011 by Gernot Wagner
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ConEd is asking New Yorkers not to buy its products. That’s not because they found religion; it’s because they have found regulators that understand the value of conserving electricity. So far so good. But here’s how they try to get the message across: It’s hard to take the train in New York without encountering a pop quiz about... [read more]