Alliance Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy

The Alliance Commission on National Energy Efficiency Policy brings together leaders in the energy and environmental policy community to identify a set of public policies that would double U.S. energy productivity by 2030. The policies – with appeal to lawmakers regardless of party – would create a framework for an innovative future by driving energy efficiency in all sectors of the U.S. economy.

History & Rationale

In the past 30 years, the United States has made large gains in energy productivity, expanding its economic output by more than three times the 1970 level while the demand for energy and power resources grew by only 50%. Three-quarters of the energy needed to fuel this growth stemmed from efficiency measures.

The Alliance to Save Energy formed the Commission in the first quarter of 2012 so that the federal government could harness the well-known potential for energy efficiency policies, programs, and products to significantly increase U.S. energy productivity and save trillions of dollars.

EE Commission Membership

Members of the Commission represent a balance of political perspectives; a diversity of gender, ethnicity, and professional disciplines; and key economic sectors. This diversity is intended to guarantee that policy recommendations are fully vetted and non-biased, and present the greatest credibility to policy and decision makers. Technical advisers and an International Advisory Council also provide input to the reports and recommendations.

Final Report & Recommendations

Through the end of 2012, the Commission studied the history and current state of U.S. energy productivity, as well as best practices in energy efficiency policy, producing seven reports that organize existing literature on energy efficiency.

Based on their research, the group agreed upon a goal of doubling our energy productivity by 2030.  The Commission worked for a year to identify the most impactful bipartisan energy policy solutions to move America forward to achieving this goal.  The result of their effort is Energy 2030, a set of energy policy recommendations that urges policymakers at all levels of government - local, state and federal - to take action in three key areas:

• Invest in energy productivity in all sectors of the economy;
• Modernize U.S. infrastructure, buildings, transportation, and equipment;
• Educate consumers, business leaders and policymakers to encourage smarter energy use.