Local governments can engage with utilities to improve and expand the delivery of energy efficiency programs to their residents and businesses. Local government-utility partnerships are a win-win s…
Local governments can engage with utilities to improve and expand the delivery of energy efficiency programs to their residents and businesses. Local government-utility partnerships are a win-win strategy for everyone involved. Utilities can provide extra resources to help local governments meet their energy savings goals, while governments can help their utilities reach more customers through their energy efficiency programs. Additionally, residents and businesses in the community use less energy and save money.
Many communities are interested in working with utilities to deliver energy efficiency programs, however those served by investor-owned utilities can have difficulty influencing programs and policies. The Local Government-Utilities Partnership Strategies describe several ways local governments can work with utilities to expand or improve energy efficiency in their community.
Each webpage focuses on a different strategy that can be adapted to meet the specific needs of a community. They also display the mutual benefits of energy efficiency partnerships that both cities and utilities experience. Using these resources, policymakers and other local stakeholders are better equipped to build the policies that their communities need to become more energy efficient.
Bridging the Equity Gap for Utility Energy Efficiency Programs
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.
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Efficiency Saves: Cutting Energy Waste Can Save $31,000 per Household
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.
Congress Can Cut Freight Costs and Consumer Prices by Addressing Key Issues in the BUILD America 250 Act
The BUILD America 250 Act, advanced by the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, would eliminate or weaken many programs that help lower transportation …
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