Energy efficiency supports the reliability and resilience of our electricity system. However, these benefits are typically not included in electric system planning, decision making, and cost-effect…
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Energy efficiency supports the reliability and resilience of our electricity system. However, these benefits are typically not included in electric system planning, decision making, and cost-effectiveness analysis. This report examines energy efficiency's contribution to reliability in terms of electricity supply, transmission and distribution infrastructure, and wholesale power markets. Efficiency's benefits include supporting system reserve margins and functioning as a nonwires alternative to address grid congestion. Drawing lessons from a number of case studies, the report concludes with recommendations to help policymakers and stakeholders capture the full range of efficiency's reliability benefits.
Expanded utility-funded energy efficiency programs can significantly slow rising electricity demand and reduce electricity bills; this report explains how.
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.
Home energy report programs, in which utilities provide households with personalized insights into their energy use and tips to lower their bills, are a…
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