Programs

Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP)

Proposed energy-efficiency standards for appliances and lighting could save consumers more than $66 billion and prevent the emission of a billion tons of carbon over a twenty year period. To help finalize these standards and set minimum energy performance requirements for the products we use every day, the Alliance to Save Energy partners with the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy and the Natural Resources Defense Council to promote appliance and equipment energy-efficiency standards through The Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP).

Green Campus

BestPractices Steam

U.S. industries spend more than $24 billion annually on energy to produce steam, yet research shows that energy-efficiency measures can easily cut that expense by 10 to 20 percent. To help industries realize this potential savings, the Alliance to Save Energy promotes energy-efficient steam management practices through the U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Technologies Program’s BestPractices Steam Program.

Green Schools

Building Codes Assistance Project

If the 15 U.S. states with the most outdated building codes upgraded to the newest model energy codes, the country could save more than 3 billion kilowatt-hours annually. To help consumers, businesses, and the government tap into this potential energy windfall, The Alliance to Save Energy’s Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP) promotes energy-efficient building codes and standards in the United States through advocacy, technical support, and outreach.

Industrial Partnerships

Through its Industrial Partnerships Program, the Alliance to Save Energy works with Alliance Associate Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) to develop and strengthen partnerships between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program and industrial organizations.

China Energy Efficient Windows Initiative

With funding from the Energy Foundation, the Alliance to Save Energy is working to promote testing/simulation and labeling for energy performance in window products among glass and window manufacturers in China. In cooperation with the Ministry of Construction of the People’s Republic of China, the Alliance has convened several workshops in China aimed at educating manufacturers and government officials on the benefits of labeling and the models of labeling systems. The project’s long-term goal is to promote inclusion of energy-efficient window products in building codes and construction practices in China.

Municipal Network for Energy Efficiency (MUNEE)

Heat demand per square meter of a building is approximately 40-100 percent more in Eastern than in Western Europe. This is due, in large part, to high losses throughout the system. In terms of efficiency potential, most studies indicate that the cost of residential space heating could be reduced by 20-30 percent. The Municipal Network for Energy Efficiency (MUNEE) provides city officials in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union with the necessary tools to implement cost-saving energy-efficiency improvements in heating and water systems, municipal buildings (particularly schools and hospitals) and homes. MUNEE has experience working in 17 countries of Eastern Europe, disseminating positive energy-efficiency experiences related to project financing, policy reforms, public awareness campaigns, and municipal planning.

For further information, please visit the official MUNEE website at www.munee.org.

Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)

Energy-efficiency standards and labels for appliances, equipment, and lighting products are a cost-effective energy-saving strategy. They increase the amount of energy-efficient technologies in the marketplace while significantly improving energy efficiency on a national level. Complementing most other national energy policies and voluntary programs, effective energy-efficiency standards and labels can serve as the backbone of countries' energy policy portfolios.

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership

Communications and Marketing

The Alliance to Save Energy works with the media to advance its energy-efficiency mission and message and reach key constituencies. Its web site has become the "go-to place" for breaking and major news on energy and energy efficiency, and its monthly electronic newsletter, e-FFICIENCY NEWS, is an information source for 17,000 readers. The Alliance also develops award-winning multimedia branding campaigns to build public awareness of home energy efficiency and the Energy Star label among U.S. consumers. The Alliance’s humorous, critically acclaimed TV PSA, Static Electricity House, was judged and voted #2 in the world on the CBS primetime show, “World’s Greatest Commercials,” in 2002. For the past four summers, the Alliance has worked with an Alliance Associate, the New York State Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), on media electricity reliability campaigns. In 2002, the New York campaign succeeded in replacing 160,000 inefficient room air conditioners with Energy Star-certified models and also reduced overall energy use.

Ukraine Industrial Energy Efficiency Initiative

Efficient Windows Collaborative

The right window can offer much more than a great view. If only ten southern U.S. states installed energy-efficient windows in all new buildings over the next twenty years, the resultant energy savings could prevent the emissions of 1.5 million tons of carbon. For some homeowners, upgrading to energy-efficient windows could cut annual energy costs by more than $500, yet, according to recent estimates, only 35 percent of U.S. homes currently use ENERGY STAR windows.

To help increase the use of energy-efficient windows, the Alliance to Save Energy established the Efficient Windows Collaborative to promote energy performance rating and labeling among manufacturers.The Collaborative also educates builders, homeowners, and other consumers about the benefits of energy-efficient windows .

U.S. Energy Efficiency Policy

The Alliance to Save Energy is an established national leader in promoting energy efficiency policies.

Energy Efficiency Industry Partnership Program (EEIP)

Responsible Energy Codes Alliance

Administered by the Alliance to Save Energy, the Responsible Energy Codes Alliance (RECA) is a consortium of energy-efficiency professionals, product and equipment manufacturers, and trade associations. RECA’s primary objective is to support and urge all states and local jurisdictions to adopt and implement the most recent International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) without substantive local weakening amendments. RECA also works to improve the energy efficiency of homes through greater use of energy-efficient practices and building products. To accomplish these objectives, RECA is actively involved in discussions and processes of state and local jurisdiction code adoption. In addition to participating in person, RECA encourages local officials to adopt the IECC via letters and comments on proceedings.

Energy Hog

Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance

The assessment of creating a Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) began in the Fall of 2003 with the financial support of the lliance. Today, SEEA is comprised of a broad coalition of stakeholders, including utilities, state and federal governments, local non-profits, businesses, and more. The SEEA stakeholders working group decided unanimously in December 2004 to incorporate SEEA as a non-profit and approved an assessment report describing SEEA’s mission and goals.

The purpose of SEEA is to build regional partnerships among the SEEA stakeholders to promote and achieve energy efficiency through program activities and education for a cleaner environment, more prosperous economy, and higher quality of life in the Southeast region of the U.S. When SEEA is incorporated, it will join other regional energy efficiency alliances currently operating in every other major region in the U.S.

SEEA is based in Atlanta, Georgia and is active in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

On March 1, 2005, SEEA launched a new web site dedicated to energy-efficiency information and resources for the S.E. region of the U.S.

Executives for Energy Efficiency

When a manufacturer with a five percent profit margin achieves one dollar of net savings through energy efficiency, the impact on net income is equivalent to generating $20 of revenue. Despite this simple and direct relation between energy-efficiency and the bottom line, many plant managers struggle to convince top management that energy efficiency is a worthwhile investment.

Watergy™

In the developing world, energy used in supplying water may easily consume half of a municipality’s total budget, drawing precious financial resources from other important municipal functions such as education, public transportation, and health care. Energy consumption in most water systems could be reduced by 25 percent through cost-effective energy-efficiency actions. To tackle this problem, the Alliance to Save Energy’s Watergy Program helps municipal water suppliers institute energy management systems, develop metering and monitoring systems to collect data, establish baselines and metrics, and conduct facility energy audits.

The Watergy™ website provides more detail on energy efficiency programs in water and wastewater distribution, collection and treatment systems.

For more information please contact Judith Barry.

Federal Energy Productivity

The Alliance to Save Energy’s Federal Energy Productivity (FEP) program has been a leader in advancing energy efficiency within the Federal government for over ten years.
The Alliance supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) efforts to reduce federal energy use by providing training, private sector liaison, and research and analysis on financing options for energy efficiency projects and other issues.