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Energy Efficiency: A View from Washington

Gain insights into energy efficiency developments in the United States, including vehicle fuel economy standards, appliance standards, EPA regulations, federal budget cuts, and ACEEE's State and City Energy Efficiency Scorecards.

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Energy Efficiency: A View from Washington

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  1. Energy Efficiency: A View from Washington Steven Nadel American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) October 2017

  2. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy • Non-profit research organization • Founded in 1980 • Now have 55 staff and $9 million/year budget • Funding comes from foundations, government agencies, contracts, conferences and corporate memberships

  3. Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards • New light and heavy vehicle standards set under Obama – ~50mpg and 37% reduction respectively • Trump administration considering stopping light duty improvements and dropping trailer standard • California and other states hopefully can keep their standards in place

  4. Appliance Standards • Expect very modest progress • Required rulemakings will proceed • Modest efficiency improvements – e.g. on white goods, furnaces • Standards that are not required unlikely to proceed • But states may move on some of these • 2020 lighting backstop will likely go into effect • Many rules updated under Obama and so next round will often be after 2020

  5. EPA • Rolling back Clean Power Plan • Limited standard “inside fence” most likely Federal Budget • Large cuts in Trump budget • Substantial cuts in House bills • Modest cuts in Senate bills • Most likely is CR with cuts closer to Senate than House

  6. ACEEE 2017 State Scorecard • http://aceee.org/research-report/u1710

  7. 2017 City Energy Efficiency Scorecard • http://aceee.org/local-policy/city-scorecard

  8. http://aceee.org/research-report/u1707

  9. Average Cost of Saved Energy and Energy Savings as a % of Retail Sales for Major Utility Programs • Source: ACEEE, Big Savers, 2016. • http://aceee.org/research-report/u1601

  10. 2030 Electric Savings from Major Measures • Total savings = 1031 TWh; 21.5% of projected 2030 US electric use after adjusting to eliminate overlaps • Source: ACEEE, New Horizons, 2015. • http://aceee.org/research-report/u1507

  11. Large Savers

  12. Electricity Scenarios for New England • Source: ACEEE, Electricity demand scenarios for New England • http://aceee.org/research-report/u1605

  13. Change in Sales – Accelerated Case 2040 • Source: ACEEE, Electricity demand scenarios for New England • http://aceee.org/research-report/u1605

  14. Contact Information Steven Nadel snadel@aceee.org 202-507-4011

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