Press Releases
February 7, 2012
With the auto industry back on its feet and fuel economy standards shifting into high gear, automakers provided American consumers with a huge array of vehicles and technologies to choose from in 2012.
February 2, 2012
Today, energy efficiency, environmental and consumer groups strongly criticized the Department of Energy’s proposed new energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers – the metal boxes mounted on utility poles or installed in buildings – because they deprive consumers of billions of dollars in potential energy savings and millions of tons of harmful pollution reductions by favoring old transformer designs over innovative U.S.-made energy efficient technologies.
January 31, 2012
A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) reveals how energy efficiency can be used by states, policymakers, and utilities developing compliance strategies to meet the goals of federal air regulations.
January 26, 2012
January 24, 2012
Proposed EPA/NHTSA fuel economy rules will lead to cost-effective consumer investments in fuel-efficient vehicles that will in turn stimulate economic activity and create an estimated net gain of 300,000 to 400,000 jobs per year on average over the period 2017 to 2025.
January 24, 2012
Tonight President Obama stated that "the easiest way to save money is to waste less energy." We couldn't agree more.
January 12, 2012
America is thinking too small when it comes to energy efficiency, while also making the mistake of “crowding out” economically beneficial investments in energy efficiency by focusing on riskier and more expensive bids to develop new energy sources, according to a major new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
January 11, 2012
When Americans think about increased energy efficiency, they conceive of it in terms of individuals buying CFL bulbs or energy-efficient appliances. But a new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) urges that equal attention be paid to large-scale energy efficiency savings that could cut U.S. energy consumption over 50 percent, save consumers more than $300 to $400 billion per year, and add almost two million jobs by 2050.
January 10, 2012
Energy behavior programs aimed at reducing building energy use through change in employees’ attitudes and behaviors, such as those instituted at The House of Representatives and the Empire State Building, can help build an energy-efficient office culture according to a report released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
January 5, 2012
Natural gas utilities have been instrumental in helping their customers manage and reduce their energy costs by providing programs that assist their customers with improving the energy efficiency of their homes. A new report released today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), A National Review of Natural Gas Energy Efficiency Programs, documents the rapid growth of these types of programs across the U.S.