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Sound policy can break down barriers to energy efficiency at the local, state, regional and national levels. The Alliance promotes energy efficiency policies that are meaningful, politically viable and implementable.

Critical to the Solution

Barriers to energy efficiency — including the need for upfront capital investment, lack of consumer awareness and highly-subsidized prices for fossil fuels — often prevent even the "low-hanging fruit" from being picked. Fortunately, sound energy policy can break through these barriers and transform market conditions to create an energy-efficient nation.

Realizing energy efficiency's greatest potential is key component of the Alliance's mission and effective policy is a critical part of the solution. To achieve this goal, the Alliance Policy Team, which includes a research group and a government relations group, focuses on three main tasks:

  • Policy formulation and analysis;
  • Policy advocacy; and
  • Education of policymakers, consumers and the media.

Appliance Industry Joins Energy, Water Efficiency OrganizationsTo Announce Agreement for New Minimum Efficiency Standards, Updated ENERGY STAR levels, and Energy-Efficiency Tax Credits

Date: 
May 1, 2007

Major home appliance manufacturers, their trade organization, and a nationwide coalition of energy and water efficiency supporters announced an historic agreement today that will establish new mandatory federal energy and water efficiency standards, recommendations for new ENERGY STAR levels, and manufacturer tax credits for the production of super-efficient clothes washers, dishwashers, refrigerators, and dehumidifiers.

Appliance Industry Joins Energy, Water Efficiency Organizations To Announce Agreement for New Minimum Efficiency Standards, Updated ENERGY STAR levels, and Energy-Efficiency Tax Credits

Bipartisan Energy-Efficiency Bill Would Move U.S. Toward More Energy-Secure Future, Says Alliance to Save Energy

Date: 
April 16, 2007

Enactment of a new bipartisan bill devoted to making the nation more energy-efficient would greatly contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable, more energy-secure future, the Alliance to Save Energy said today.

Bipartisan Energy-Efficiency Bill Would Move U.S. Toward More Energy-Secure Future, Says Alliance to Save Energy

Washington, D.C., April 17, 2007 – Enactment of a new bipartisan bill devoted to making the nation more energy-efficient would greatly contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable, more energy-secure future, the Alliance to Save Energy said today.

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The End of Inefficient Incandescents?

Date: Apr 03, 2007

Energy-efficiency advocates and Philips Lighting Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of light bulbs and lighting products, have announced an agreement to phase out incandescent light bulbs by 2016. The proposed “soft ban” seeks to dramatically reduce the energy use of lighting products through both voluntary and regulatory policies.

Energy-efficiency advocates and Philips Lighting Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of light bulbs and lighting products, have announced an agreement to phase out incandescent light bulbs by 2016. The proposed “soft ban” seeks to dramatically reduce the energy use of lighting products through both voluntary and regulatory policies.

Alliance Supports Call-To-Action for More Energy Efficient Lighting

Author: 
Ronnie Kweller
Contact Email: 
rkweller@ase.org
Date: 
March 14, 2007

The Alliance to Save Energy today joined other energy-efficiency advocates and light bulb giant Philips Lighting North America in a coalition to advocate for policies that will transform the U.S. marketplace to energy-efficient lighting products by 2016.

Alliance Calls for Only Energy-Efficient Lighting in U.S. Market By 2016, Joins Coalition Dedicated to Achieving Goal

Washington, D.C., March 14, 2007 – The Alliance to Save Energy today joined other energy-efficiency advocates and light bulb giant Philips Lighting North America in a coalition to advocate for policies that will transform the U.S. marketplace to energy-efficient lighting products by 2016. Philips Lighting Company, an Alliance Associate (member) is the world's largest manufacturer of light bulbs and lighting products.

Dorgan-Craig Proposal to Boost Fuel Economy Would Enhance Nation’s Energy Security, Says Alliance to Save Energy

Date: 
March 14, 2007

Washington, D.C., March 14, 2007 – The Alliance to Save Energy today applauded two of its congressional vice-chairs, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), and Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) for proposing a federally-mandated increase in the fuel economy of all new vehicles.

Washington, D.C., March 14, 2007 – The Alliance to Save Energy today applauded two of its congressional vice-chairs, Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), and Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) for proposing a federally-mandated increase in the fuel economy of all new vehicles. The proposed 4 percent annual fuel economy increase, which would be in effect from 2012 to 2030, is part of the Security and Fuel Efficiency (SAFE) Energy Act of 2007 introduced by the two today. The increase would apply fleetwide to all new automobiles as well as to light, medium, and heavy trucks, including SUVs.

Alliance Supports Call-To-Action for More Energy Efficient Lighting

Author: 
Ronnie Kweller
Contact Email: 
rkweller@ase.org
Date: 
March 14, 2007

The Alliance to Save Energy today joined other energy-efficiency advocates and light bulb giant Philips Lighting North America in a coalition to advocate for policies that will transform the U.S. marketplace to energy-efficient lighting products by 2016.

Alliance Calls for Only Energy-Efficient Lighting in U.S. Market By 2016, Joins Coalition Dedicated to Achieving Goal

Washington, D.C., March 14, 2007 – The Alliance to Save Energy today joined other energy-efficiency advocates and light bulb giant Philips Lighting North America in a coalition to advocate for policies that will transform the U.S. marketplace to energy-efficient lighting products by 2016. Philips Lighting Company, an Alliance Associate (member) is the world's largest manufacturer of light bulbs and lighting products.

Alliance Calls on Congress, DOE to Expedite Process For Setting Robust Appliance Energy-Efficiency Standards

Author: 
Ronnie Kweller
Contact Email: 
rkweller@ase.org
Date: 
March 1, 2007

The Alliance to Save Energy today called on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Congress to join forces to ensure that DOE issues strong and timely energy-efficiency appliance standards for 20 types of products on which DOE has missed statutory deadlines.

GAO Report Cites Potential Savings of $28 Billion

Utilities, Efficiency and Environmental Groups Join to Propose New Efficiency Standard for Electric Transformers

Author: 
Ronnie Kweller
Contact Email: 
rkweller@ase.org
Date: 
February 20, 2007

The nation’s investor- and municipally owned electric utilities, in another indication of energy efficiency’s growing value to America’s economy, today joined with environmental and energy efficiency organizations to recommend significantly higher efficiency standards for the estimated 41 million distribution transformers now serving the electricity system.

Proposal to DOE Accelerates Energy Savings, Other Benefits

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s investor- and municipally-owned electric utilities, in another indication of energy efficiency’s growing value to America’s economy, today joined with environmental and energy efficiency organizations to recommend significantly higher efficiency standards for the estimated 41 million distribution transformers now serving the electricity system.

2007 Great Energy Efficiency Day

2007 Great Energy Efficiency Day

February 14, 2007 - 8:00am - 4:00pm
Washington, District Of Columbia

Bush FY ’08 Budget Continues Trend of Short-Changing Energy-Efficiency Programs, Says Alliance

Date: 
February 5, 2007

Washington, D.C., February 5, 2007 – Federal energy-efficiency programs yet again are getting short shrift in the administration’s budget request, with overall cuts of 18 percent proposed for Fiscal Year 2008 compared with Congress’s FY 2006 appropriation, the Alliance to Save Energy said today.

Washington, D.C., February 5, 2007 – Federal energy-efficiency programs yet again are getting short shrift in the administration’s budget request, with overall cuts of 18 percent proposed for Fiscal Year 2008 compared with Congress’s FY 2006 appropriation, the Alliance to Save Energy said today. (Congress has not completed the appropriations process for the current fiscal year, FY ’07.)

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