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Testimony - January 24, 2012
On January 24, 2012, John A. “Skip” Laitner, Director of Social & Economic Analysis at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), testified at the third and final hearing for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety...
Testimony - March 10, 2011
On March 10, 2011, Steven Nadel, Executive Director of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee’s hearing on appliance standards legislation. He highlighted the benefits to consumers and businesses ...
Testimony - November 16, 2010
The adoption of fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles is a major step toward managing the nation’s oil consumption, emissions, and fuel expenditures, and by extension the cost of consumer goods. It also offers the potential of new jobs in the...
Testimony - March 10, 2010
Home Star is a program to create jobs by improving the energy efficiency of homes, reducing homeowner energy bills and laying the groundwork for the longer-term Retrofit for Energy-Efficiency Program (REEP) contained in the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES). Home Star is essentially a...
Testimony - October 28, 2009
Summary
ACEEE applauds the EPA and NHTSA for taking the enormous step towards energy security and environmental protection that this joint rulemaking represents. The proposed rule offers very substantial increases in fuel economy and reductions in vehicles' greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions....
Testimony - October 28, 2009
Summary
ACEEE applauds the EPA and NHTSA for taking the enormous step towards energy security and environmental protection that this joint rulemaking represents. The proposed rule offers very substantial increases in fuel economy and reductions in vehicles' greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also...
Testimony - June 4, 2009
ACEEE applauds Pennsylvania’s enactment of Act 129 and the state’s efforts to ensure timely and successful implementation of energy efficiency programs that promote a stronger economy, a cleaner environment, and improved energy security for Pennsylvania.
Our organization, in cooperation with...
Testimony - April 28, 2009
This testimony responds to an invitation from the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee of the Committee on Science and Technology to inform Committee Members about the role of the Department of Energy's research programs in:
o developing technologies and standards to enable deployment of...
Testimony - April 22, 2009
A federal Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS) would set energy savings targets for electric and natural gas distribution utilities throughout the U.S. Currently, 19 states have an EERS in some form. These standards have worked well in practice. A federal EERS would extend these standards to...
Testimony - March 24, 2009
Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of the Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership through Energy Efficiency Act of 2009. ACEEE feels that this bill represents an important complement to existing law. The timing of this bill is particularly important, as our country needs...
