ACEEE BLOG POST Media Contact: Patrick Kiker pkiker@aceee.org, (202) 507-4043 4 Ways Your City Can Be Cooler Next Summer By Virginia Hewitt, Local Policy Research Assistant This summer was a scorcher. Heat waves repeatedly struck the Midwest and South, sparing only sections of the Northeast. All …
The Smart Manufacturing Revolution is Going to Transform U.S. Industry
ACEEE BLOG POST Media Contact: Patrick Kiker pkiker@aceee.org, (202) 507-4043 The Smart Manufacturing Revolution is Going to Transform U.S. Industry By Ethan A. Rogers, Senior Program Manager, Industry Smart manufacturing, the integration of all facets of manufacturing through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), …
ACEEE: The Good News, and the Not-So-Good News, on the New DOE Water Heater Test Procedure
ACEEE BLOG POST Media Contact: Patrick Kiker pkiker@aceee.org, (202) 507-4043 The Good News, and the Not-So-Good News, on the New DOE Water Heater Test Procedure By Anthony Fryer, Senior Analyst, Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) On Friday, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a …
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Finance Forum: the WHEEL Deal
aceee BLOG POST Media Contact: Patrick Kiker pkiker@aceee.org, (202) 507-4043 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Finance Forum: the WHEEL Deal by Casey Bell, Senior Economist and Finance Policy Lead The moment we have been waiting for has arrived! The Warehouse for Energy Efficiency Loans (WHEEL) , a financing platform …
Ohio Poised To Take a Big Step Backwards With SB 310
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Media Contact: Patrick Kiker 202.507.4043, pkiker@aceee.org Ohio Poised To Take a Big Step Backwards With sb 310 The state of Ohio is poised to take a major step backwards if its legislature enacts sb 310. The bill would gut what has …
IP&E – Industry welcomes IORP II despite concerns over risk-evaluation rules
TODAY’S TOP STORIES Industry welcomes IORP II despite concerns over risk-evaluation rules Commentators voice concerns that risk-evaluation rules could lead to quantitative measures ‘through the back door’ IORP II to require assessment of environmental, resource risk of investments UK pensions industry cautiously welcomes charge-cap proposal Dutch schemes at risk …
New Report Finds Energy Efficiency is America’s Cheapest Energy Resource
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release Media Contact: Patrick Kiker 202.507.4043, pkiker@aceee.org New Report Finds Energy Efficiency is America’s Cheapest Energy Resource Energy Efficiency Costs Utilities 2 to 3 Times Less Than Traditional Power Sources; Average of 2.8 Cents per Kilowatt Hour Washington, D.C. (March 26, …
Evaluating the Market for Industrial Energy Service Outsourcing
NEWS RELEASE Media Contact: Patrick Kiker pkiker@aceee.org 202.507.4043 Evaluating the Market for Industrial Energy Service Outsourcing Energy service outsourcing is a business relationship that relieves a large facility from the potential distractions imposed by the ongoing management of one or more energy functions, such as …
50% Energy Savings in the Residential Sector? Deep Energy Retrofits Are Making it Possible
NEWS RELEASE Media Contact: Patrick Kiker pkiker@aceee.org 202.507.4043 50% Energy Savings in the Residential Sector? Deep Energy Retrofits Are Making it Possible The need for innovative ways to reduce residential energy use is growing. States are setting increasingly aggressive energy savings targets for utilities and program …
ACEEE Statement on Passage of the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 (HR 2126)
NEWS RELEASE Media Contact: Patrick Kiker pkiker@aceee.org 202.507.4043 aceee Statement on Passage of the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 (HR 2126) Washington D.C. (March 5, 2014): Today 191 Republican and 184 Democratic members of the House joined to pass the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act …