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Businesses can improve productivity as well as the bottom line by taking advantage of energy efficiency in office buildings as well as through production processes.

Taking Actions to Become Efficient

Industry surveys indicate that, mainly through procedural and behavioral changes, the average plant can reduce its energy consumption by 10 to 20 percent. Many companies are joining in to do their part in becoming energy efficient.

At the Alliance, we provide numerous forums for the business community to showcase the work it is doing to be energy efficient. Representatives from the business community share their firsthand experiences with implementing energy efficiency throughout their business practices at the Alliance's many speaking engagements, including our annual Great Energy Efficiency Day; Evening with the Stars of Energy Efficiency Awards Dinner; and international energy efficiency conference, EE Global.

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Alliance Supports Carbon Price Signal, Calls for Energy Efficiency Investment Through Cap-and-Trade Allocations

Date: May 08, 2009

Pending House climate legislation took center stage in  Washington D.C. this week, as President Obama met with Democratic Members of  the House Energy & Commerce Committee. The group is  currently considering the Waxman-Markey draft legislation that combines a  cap-and-trade program with an energy bill (known as the American Clean Energy  and Security Act). Though no breakthroughs were reached on the content of the  legislation, E&C Committee Chair Henry Waxman restated his intention that  the bill be reported by the Committee before the Memorial Day recess. 
Following the meeting with Obama,  Rep. Waxman indicated  that  he may bring the cap-and-trade bill directly to full Committee mark-up, rather  than first holding a mark-up in the E&C Energy & Environment Subcommittee.

 

Pending House climate legislation took center stage in Washington D.C. this week, as President Obama met with Democratic Members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee. The group is currently considering the Waxman-Markey draft legislation that combines a cap-and-trade program with an energy bill (known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act). Though no breakthroughs were reached on the content of the legislation, E&C Committee Chair Henry Waxman restated his intention that the bill be reported by the Committee before the Memorial Day recess.

EE Global 2009

EE Global 2009

April 27, 2009 - 8:00am - April 29, 2009 - 5:00pm
Paris
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Alliance Staff and Associates Participate in Hearings on the Hill

Date: Apr 23, 2009

This week the House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a marathon set of  hearings on the discussion draft of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. The hearings are a chance for  members to learn more about the ACES Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that  places a cap on carbon emissions and implements a variety of complementary  energy policies in one bill.

This  week the House Energy and Commerce Committee is holding a marathon set of  hearings on the discussion draft of the American Clean Energy and Security  (ACES) Act of 2009, which was introduced by Committee Chairmen Henry Waxman  (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Ma.) on March 31. The hearings are a chance for  members to learn more about the ACES Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that  places a cap on carbon emissions and implements a variety of complementary  energy policies in one bill.

Energy Efficiency as the Primary Cost-containment Tool in Cap & Trade

April 23, 2009

Last week the Alliance and other members of our Energy Efficiency Coalition sent a letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership, recommending that 26 percent of the revenues from the cap-and-trade program proposed in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 be invested in energy efficiency. The 146 signatories to the letter represent a broad-based coalition of energy and environmental organizations, public interest organizations and corporations, all of which believe that investing cap-and-trade proceeds in energy efficiency can both address market barriers not overcome by the price signal alone and lower the cost of compliance with a cap-and-trade program.

 

April 23, 2009

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Thinking Long-term: the Alliance's FY 2010 Funding Recommendations

Date: Apr 09, 2009

The recent avalanche of funding for energy efficiency in the  American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has made the need for regular  appropriations more urgent, not less. This in mind, the Alliance-led Energy  Efficiency Coalition issued its FY 2010 budget recommendations in a letter  addressed jointly to the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the House and  Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Energy and Water.

 

The recent avalanche of funding for energy efficiency in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has made the need for regular appropriations more urgent, not less. This in mind, the Alliance-led Energy Efficiency Coalition issued its FY 2010 budget recommendations in a letter addressed jointly to the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Energy and Water.

EE Noon

EE Noon: Energy Legislation: Finance and Tax Perspectives

April 6, 2009 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
1850 M Street, NW, 20036 Washington, District Of Columbia

Recovery Act - Summary of Energy Efficiency Provisions

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March 23, 2009

Signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is the single greatest federal investment in the American economy in United States’ history. The Recovery Act provided more than $25 billion dollars for “core” energy efficiency and billions more which can be directly or indirectly applied to energy efficiency projects. This page summarizes the efficiency provisions in the Recovery Act.

Signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is the single greatest federal investment in the American economy in United States’ history. The Recovery Act includes more than $25 billion dollars for “core” energy efficiency and billions more which can be directly or indirectly applied to energy efficiency projects.

2009 Great Energy Efficiency Day

2009 Great Energy Efficiency Day

March 3, 2009 - 9:30am - 4:00pm
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Demand Response and Energy Storage

Date: Feb 26, 2009

On February 25, 2009, the Alliance welcomed Mark MacCracken, CEO of CALMAC Manufacturing Corporation, and David Ellis, senior vice president of Business Development of Comverge, Inc., as guest speakers for the EE Noon brownbag series.

On February 25, 2009, the Alliance welcomed Mark MacCracken, CEO of CALMAC Manufacturing Corporation, and David Ellis, senior vice president of Business Development of Comverge, Inc., as guest speakers for the EE Noon brownbag series.

Addressing a group of engineers, consultants, executives and other energy professionals representing both the public and private sectors, MacCracken and Ellis discussed challenges and approaches to mitigating peak demand, ensuring energy reliability and reducing costs.

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Considering Climate Change: A Look Ahead

Date: Feb 25, 2009

Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has been signed into law – including at least $20 billion for energy efficiency – the Alliance Policy Team will continue its engagement in the guidance and implementation of the energy efficiency provisions in the bill. But we are also turning our sights to the legislative challenges that will occupy Congress in the near future – among them, a potential climate change bill that would put a price on the emission of carbon dioxide.

Now that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has been signed into law – including at least $20 billion for energy efficiency – the Alliance Policy Team will continue its engagement in the guidance and implementation of the energy efficiency provisions in the bill. But we are also turning our sights to the legislative challenges that will occupy Congress in the near future – among them, a potential climate change bill that would put a price on the emission of carbon dioxide.
 
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