ACEEE | American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Apr 5, 2012
Money Well Spent: Industrial Energy Efficiency Program Spending in 2010
Industrial energy efficiency investments are some of the most cost-effective energy efficiency investments to be made. The industrial sector also has the largest potential for energy savings of all…
Money Well Spent: Industrial Energy Efficiency Program Spending in 2010
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Industrial energy efficiency investments are some of the most cost-effective energy efficiency investments to be made. The industrial sector also has the largest potential for energy savings of all major energy-using sectors of the U.S. economy. To capture these savings, a variety of industrial energy efficiency programs are run by utilities as well as federal, state, public benefit, and nonprofit organizations. The authors assess the level of spending by each of these major types of industrial energy efficiency program administrators, using 2010 spending as the chosen metric. Utilities and other administrators of public benefit funds are the largest spenders on industrial energy efficiency, while program spending differs considerably from state to state. The authors also estimate the annual amount spent on industrial energy efficiency programming by programs using federal stimulus funds, and discusses the overall impact of the federal stimulus on spending levels around the country. Finally, the report details the amount of industrial energy efficiency program spending as compared to the level of each state’s total industrial energy consumption.
Toward Best Practices for Industrial Innovation: Lessons from the Department of Energy’s Industrial Demonstrations Program
This paper highlights a central lesson for policymakers: Industrial innovation requires alignment across government programs (grants, procurement), financing mechanisms (tax credits, loans), and institutional capacity. When these three are backed by sustained commitment from the public sector, private industry, and external stakeholders, the transition from demonstration to deployment becomes viable.
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.
Industrial Capital Investment Decisions: Pathways to Energy Program Engagement
New research explores how firms make energy investment decisions
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