California made significant progress last week toward relying on clean energy efficiency to avoid the need for new power plants and grid infrastructure. For the first time, the California Energy Commission (CEC) fully relies on energy efficiency in its forecast of the state’s energy needs over the coming decade, which it developed in concert with … [Read more...]
California Energy Agencies Adopt Historic Agreement On Energy Efficiency: Saves Customers From Paying For Unnecessary, Polluting Power Plants
January 21, 2014 By
New Energy Code Proposal Could Save Consumers Billions…and Offer Flexibility and Simpler Compliance for Builders
August 29, 2013 By
By David Goldstein, co-director of the Energy Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council NRDC and our allies at the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) are proposing a change to the 2015 national model residential energy code that, for the first time ever, brings the nation’s largest homebuilders together with energy efficiency … [Read more...]
If California Sets Energy Efficiency Standards for 15 Products, It Could Set the Bar for the Nation
August 20, 2013 By
By Pierre Delforge, Natural Resources Defense Council With roughly as many computers as people in California, we spend a staggering $700 million annually on the electricity needed to power them and their monitors. Imagine how much we could save on our utility bills if they didn’t waste energy even when we’re not using them. That’s right – many of … [Read more...]
