December 5, 2007

NEW ACEEE REPORTS, 2007 PROCEEDINGS, & RECENT CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY

We have published several major new reports and the 2007 Summer Study proceedings since our last Grapevine Online in July. In addition, staff presented Congressional testimony twice in September. All documents are accessible as free .pdf downloads from our Web site with the exception of the 2007 proceedings.

New Reports

Assessment of the House Renewable Electricity Standard and Expanded Clean Energy Scenarios by Bill Prindle, Maggie Eldridge, Skip Laitner, Neal Elliott, and Steve Nadel (report E079, December, 2007)

Impact of Proposed Increases to Motor Efficiency Performance Standards, Proposed Federal Motor Tax Incentives and Suggested New Directions Forward by R. Neal Elliott (report IE073, October, 2007)

Improving Central Air Conditioner Performance Ratings: A Review of Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratings (SEER) by Harvey M. Sachs, ACEEE; Hugh Henderson, CDH Energy Corp.; Don Shirey, III, Florida Solar Energy Center; and Steven Nadel, ACEEE (report A071, October 2007)

Role of Energy Efficiency and Onsite Renewables in Meeting Energy and Environmental Needs in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston/Galveston Metro Areas by R. Neal Elliott and Maggie Eldridge (report E078, September, 2007)

The Economic Benefits of an Energy Efficiency and Onsite Renewable Energy Strategy to Meet Growing Electricity Needs in Texas by John "Skip" Laitner, R. Neal Elliott and Maggie Eldridge (report E076, September, 2007)

Energy Efficiency in Maryland's Electricity Future by Bill Prindle (report E077, September, 2007)

How Can The High-Tech Sector Help the EU to Achieve Its Goal of Reducing Energy Consumption by 20% by 2020? by John "Skip" Laitner and Karen Ehrhardt-Martinez (September, 2007)

2007 Proceedings

Proceedings from the 2007ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry (July, 2007)

Congressional Testimony

Testimony of ACEEE's Steven Nadel, Executive Director, for the Senate Energy Committee regarding Energy-Efficient Lighting for a Brighter Tomorrow Act (S. 2017) on September 12, 2007

Testimony of ACEEE's John A. "Skip" Laitner, Senior Economist, for the House Science Committee hearing on the Contribution of the Social Sciences to the Energy Challenge on September 25, 2007

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