Energy Efficiency as a Resource

Over two decades of experience with utility-sector energy efficiency programs has clearly demonstrated that such programs can provide significant amounts of energy and demand savings that constitute a valuable resource within utility energy resource portfolios. ACEEE’s Utilities Program researches key issues associated with successfully incorporating energy efficiency as a resource for both electricity and natural gas utility systems. The program also established the now-biennial National Conference on Energy Efficiency as a Resource, first held in 2001. This conference is the only such national industry event with this focus and it provides a unique opportunity for utilities, regulators, program administrators and allied energy professionals to share experiences and advance the role of energy efficiency as a cost-effective and environmentally beneficial utility system resource

Activities

• 4^th National Conference on Energy Efficiency as a Resource, September 30^th—October 2^nd, 2007, Berkeley, California.
  • Summary of ACEEE's Fourth National Conference on Energy Efficiency as a Resource (124 KB)
    
    
• Presentations from the 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007 National Conferences on Energy Efficency as a Resource
  
  
• "Reduced Emissions and Lower Costs: Combining Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency into a Sustainable Energy Portfolio Standard," M.A. Brown, D. York and M. Kushler, The Electricity Journal: 20(4). May 2007.
  View Abstract here.

ACEEE Technical Reports

• Energy Efficiency as a Resource

Important Resources and Links

• California Public Utilities Commission
  • Energy Action Plan
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Electricity Markets and Policy
• Northwest Power and Conservation Council
  • The Fifth Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Plan
• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
  • State Energy Planning
• Vermont Department of Public Service
  • Comprehensive Energy Plan

For more information contact:
Martin Kushler, Program Director
Dan York, Senior Research Associate

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