Alliance Releases First in a Series of Briefs on Energy Efficiency at the State Level

 The Alliance to Save Energy recently released the first in a series of 12 policy briefs surveying state-level energy efficiency policies and programs and lessons learned from their implementation. The series will serve as a compendium of energy efficiency policies at the state level and will function as a clearinghouse for anyone interested in state energy policy.

The briefs will be released one by one in the coming weeks and posted on the Alliance website. As a whole, they comprise State Energy Efficiency Policies: Options and Lessons Learned, a report intended to guide state policy makers, as well as federal agencies and nonprofit organizations, in formulating successful energy efficiency policies and programs.

Matthew Brown, president of InterEnergy Solutions and former energy program director at the National Conference of State Legislatures, prepared the report with substantive input from the Alliance.

The first brief, Funding Mechanisms for Energy Efficiency, explores four potential funding mechanisms whereby states can collect money for energy efficiency programs – state treasury funds, state bonding, public benefit funds and environmental fines – and the pros and cons of each approach.