Energy efficiency can help North Carolina’s economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic while protecting ratepayers and making progress toward the state’s climate goals. In 2019, the North Carolina …
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Energy efficiency can help North Carolina’s economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic while protecting ratepayers and making progress toward the state’s climate goals. In 2019, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a Clean Energy Plan, and the Duke Nicholas Institute developed a stakeholder-driven Energy Efficiency Roadmap. ACEEE’s report builds on those efforts by analyzing energy, greenhouse gas, and bill savings from several energy efficiency policies and programs recommended by stakeholders. We include enhanced utility programs, financing mechanisms, building code and benchmarking policies, and programs for underserved sectors, including low-income customers, affordable multifamily housing, and industrial and agricultural customers. These recommendations could cost-effectively achieve 11% of the electric power sector greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions needed to meet the state’s 2030 goals (a 70% reduction relative to 2005). They could meet 19% of the state’s electricity needs by 2040 and deliver $2.20 in benefits for each dollar invested in efficiency. Achieving these savings will require action from the state’s agencies, executive branch, legislature, and utilities.
The commonwealth spends almost $11 billion a year buying energy from out of state. Mass Save lowers bills and keeps money at home.
Utility energy efficiency programs have increased investment in low-income households, but significant gaps remain. This report examines spending and savings trends across 48 major U.S. utilities, identifies barriers to expanding low-income programs and highlights policies and program strategies that can improve energy affordability and equitable access to efficiency upgrades.
This report identifies pathways for India’s cement industry to decarbonise at a pace compatible with the national climate goal of net-zero emissions by 2070.
The United States faces interlocking energy challenges: rising home energy bills and gasoline prices; new demand for electricity from data centers and other loads; high greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels.
Now, a new era of energy efficiency progress in our buildings, transportation, and industry is needed to meet this moment. This wide-ranging study finds a massive opportunity.
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