State Energy Efficiency Bulletin Archives

The following issues of the State Energy Efficiency Policy Bulletin are available in our archives:

• July-August, 2006: Guest Highlight: Cyrus Bhedwar, SEP Manager, Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority on the 2006 Georgia Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday.  Alliance Column: Merrilee Harrigan, Director of Education at the Alliance to Save Energy discusses how California college students are “walking the talk” in terms of campus sustainability.
  
• May-June, 2006: Guest Highlight: Susan L. Macey of the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) on Indiana as a crossroads for energy efficiency.  Alliance Column: Brian T. Castelli explains his role as a member of the Greenhouse Gas Emission Control Strategies workgroup on the Commonwealth of Virginia’s State Advisory Board on Air Pollution (SAB).
  
• April, 2006: Guest Highlight: Lisa Jacobson of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy explains how the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will promote energy efficiency in the Northeast. Alliance Column: Kara Rinaldi, Director of Policy at the Alliance, explains how consumers in Maryland would benefit from proposed energy efficiency requirements.
  
• February-March, 2006: Guest Highlight: Jeff Genzer of NASEO gives the States' perspective on the proposed federal budget. Alliance Column: The Vermont Legislature officially congratulates Alliance Associate and Star of Energy Efficiency, the Burlington Electric Department.
  
• January, 2006: Guest Highlight: Gary Cook, Director of US Climate Action Network(USCAN), describes how local and state governments are leading the effort to address climate change.Alliance Column:Brian Castelli, Executive Vice-President, and David Mann, Policy Intern, provide details from the first meeting of the Energy Efficiency Action Plan leadership group on December 2, 2005 in Washington, DC.
  
• December, 2005: Guest Highlight: Vermont Legislator Jim McCullough Explains his Plan for Increasing the Amount of "Green" Cars in Vermont. Alliance Column: The Alliance helps avert a building energy code tragedy in Louisiana.
  
• November, 2005: Guest Highlight: Governor Bill Richardson Explains New Mexico's Decision to Join the Chicago Climate Exchange. Alliance Column: The Alliance Calls for Immediate Sales Tax Exemptions for Energy-Efficient Products in the Midwest and Northeast.
  
• October, 2005: Guest Highlight: Find Out How Baden-Württemberg Became the Most Efficient State in Germany. Alliance Column: Learn about California's Groundbreaking Plan to Increase Energy Efficiency.
  
• September, 2005: Guest Highlight: Bonneville Power Administration's Mike Weedall Explains BPA's Plans to Tap the Northwest's 2nd Greatest Energy Resource: Energy Efficiency. Alliance Column: Georgians Get Ready for an Energy Star Shopping Spree.
  
• August, 2005: Guest Highlight: Secretary Wilcher Explains Why Kentucky's New State Energy Plan Focuses on Energy Efficiency. Alliance Column: The Energy Bill Becomes Law: Find Out What this Means for States.
  
• Summer, 2005: Guest Highlight: NAIMA Explains Why the 2004 IECC Provides Cost Effective Energy Savings for States. Alliance Column: Learn About the Alliance's Involvement in a New Campaign Aimed at Motivating Kids to Save Energy.
  
• May, 2005: Guest Highlight: Energy Efficiency First! Judith Iklé of the California Public Utilities Commission Discusses California's Unique "Loading Order." Alliance Column: The Reemergence of Demand-Side Management in Georgia.
  
• April, 2005: Guest Highlight: Thomas Singer and Craig O’Hare of the Natural Resources Defense Council Explain why Energy Efficiency is Taking Off in New Mexico. Alliance Column: Feebates: A “carrot and stick” approach to incentivizing efficient vehicles.
  
• March, 2005: Guest Highlight: Alecia Ward of the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance challenges Wisconsin to reclaim its leadership role in energy efficiency. Alliance Column:Illinois' Blueprint for Clean, Green, Efficiently-Used Energy.
  
• February, 2005: Guest Highlight: The Building Codes Assistance Project provides a helpful primer on state energy codes. Learn about what's happening in your state! Alliance Column:Energy Efficiency in the Southwest: learn about Nevada's new energy efficiency strategy.
  
• January 2005: -- Guest Highlight: Smart Growth as State Energy Policy: an Untapped Source for Efficiency Gains, By Jennifer Henry, U.S. Green Building Council.Alliance Column: Appliance Standards in 2004: Cause for Celebration and Reproach.
  
• December 2004: -- Guest Highlight: Kathleen A. McGinty, Secretary,Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, "Pennsylvania Employs Energy Efficiency as a Smart Design Tool for its New Portfolio Standards." Alliance Column: Alliance Spearheads New Initiative in South Carolina.
  
• October, 2004: -- Guest Highlight: Sue Coakley, Director of the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, Inc (NEEP) explains how Northeast regional energy efficiency initiatives are leveraging resources, moving markets and getting results. Alliance Column: California and the Northeast Seek to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Vehicles.
  
• September, 2004 --- Guest Highlight: Efficiency Vermont's Director Blair Hamilton explains why the model of an efficiency utility should be replicated. Alliance column: The Southeast and climate change: the start of an initiative.
  
• August, 2004 --- Guest Highlight: Maryland Energy Administration's Director Michael T. Richard explains the strategy behind Maryland's successful energy star program; Alliance column: State climate initiatives help move us towards a cleaner energy future.
  
• July, 2004 --- Guest Highlight: Brian Reidy of MicroPlanet discusses voltage delivery standards; Alliance column: Georgia's Public Utility Commission stands up for energy efficiency!
  
• June, 2004 — Guest Highlight: Richard Gerardi, Director for Residential Programs at New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA), discusses Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® in New York.; CA Energy Policy Anchored in Energy Efficiency, Alliance column: California's Public Benefit Fund is helping energy efficiency moderate the state's projected energy growth.
  
• May, 2004 — Guest Highlight: Howard Geller, founder and Executive Director of the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP), discusses the prospects for Energy Efficiency in the Southwest. ; Alliance column: Learn about new DOE State Energy Program Resources.
  
• April, 2004 — Guest Highlight: Alecia Ward of the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) discusses the need for state leadership on energy efficiency; Alliance column: Hybrid Vehicles and HOV Lanes.
  
• March, 2004 — Guest Highlight: Andrew deLaski of the Appliance Standards Awareness Project discusses the role of state policy makers, Alliance column: Energy Efficiency in State Plans