Brookings Institution / by Arne Jacobson, Nicholas L. Lam, Tami C. Bond and Nathan Hultman http://bit.ly/11ayboU Replacing inefficient kerosene lighting with electric lighting or other clean alternatives can rapidly achieve development and energy access goals, save money and reduce climate warming. Many of the 250 million households that lack reliable access to electricity rely on inefficient and … Continue reading »
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Bridging Decision Networks for Integrated Water and Energy Planning
Energy Strategy Reviews (published online before print: March 13, 2013; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2013.02.003) / by Afreen Siddiqi, Arani Kajenthira, and Laura Diaz Anadon (open access article) http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X13000242 [Abstract] Integrated policy and planning is needed to effectively meet the challenges of growing water and energy inter-dependencies in many regions. Joint consideration of both water and energy domains can … Continue reading »
Department of Energy: Status of Loan Programs
US Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-331R As of January 29, 2013, Department of Energy (DOE) was considering using $15.1 billion of the $34.8 billion in remaining loan guarantee authority for loan guarantees requested by 13 active Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) applications. According to DOE officials, the agency planned to use all of the remaining $170 million … Continue reading »
Calculating the Nation’s Annual Energy-Efficiency Investments
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (register for free access) http://aceee.org/research-report/e133 We estimate that in 2010 between $480 and $670 billion (midpoint of $574 billion) was spent on energy-efficient goods and services. Of these expenditures, between $72 billion and $101 billion (midpoint of $90 billion) was the incremental cost of efficient goods and services relative … Continue reading »
Energy 2030: Doubling U.S. Energy Productivity by 2030
Alliance to Save Energy / Nicole Steele and Floyd DesChamps http://ase.org/resources/energy-2030-recommendations More ASE resources: http://ase.org/resources A diverse coalition of energy leaders unveil a set of recommendations designed to double U.S. energy productivity by 2030. [From Press Release] Chaired by U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) and National Grid U.S. President Tom King, the Alliance Commission on … Continue reading »
Can The U.S. Get There From Here? Using Existing Federal Laws and State Action to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
World Resources Institute / by Nicholas M. Bianco, Franz T. Litz, Kristin Igusky Meek and Rebecca Gasper http://pdf.wri.org/can_us_get_there_from_here.pdf [PowerMag.com] The Feb. 6 release of “Can the U.S. Get There from Here? Using Existing Federal Laws and State Action to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions” implicitly acknowledges that climate change legislation’s chances in Congress are slim to … Continue reading »
The Cost of Overdue Energy Efficiency Standards
American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy | Appliance Standards Awareness Project http://bit.ly/W278t0 [From a Greenwire article by Whitney Blair Wyckoff] Delays in updating energy efficiency standards for certain appliances and devices could cost consumers and businesses $3.7 billion in lost savings — and lead to an extra 40 million metric tons of excess carbon … Continue reading »
Impact of the Smart Grid Investment Grant Program: 4 Papers
US DOE, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability http://1.usa.gov/WNLRTo The Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability has released four reports on the impact of the Recovery Act-funded Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) Program. Under the SGIG Program, investor-owned and municipal utilities, transmission operators, and electric co-ops across the U.S. are … Continue reading »
The Future of Utility Customer-Funded Energy Efficiency Programs in the United States: Projected Spending and Savings to 2025
US DOE, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory / by Galen Barbose, Ian Hoffman, Megan Billingsley and Chuck Goldman http://emp.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-5803e.pdf [report] http://emp.lbl.gov/sites/all/files/lbnl-5803e-brief.pdf [Powerpoint briefing] http://www.springerlink.com/openurl.asp?genre=article&id=doi:10.1007/s12053-012-9187-1 [abbreviated version, excluding the technical appendix, appears this month in Energy Efficiency Journal] [Press Press] Spending on energy efficiency programs funded by electric and natural gas utility customers will double by 2025 to … Continue reading »
Constructing Change: Accelerating Energy Efficiency in India’s Buildings Market
Natural Resources Defense Council http://www.nrdc.org/international/india-constructingchange.asp [From NRDC Press Release] …a new report shows that prioritizing energy-efficient building construction in India’s booming cities will help India meet its enormous energy needs, improve energy security, and propel India forward in the global clean energy race… the report stresses that state governments in India and other stakeholders must … Continue reading »
